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Fazıl Say, Friedemann Eichhorn, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Eschenbach – Fazil Say: Violin Works (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:10:26 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical
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Fazıl Say is one of the world’s most prominent pianists but he is also a much-admired composer with a substantial catalogue of works. He combines both these accomplishments in his two Violin Sonatas, the first of which is suffused with Turkish motifs and dances, such as the horon. The Second Sonata takes as its theme the abuse of nature and the need to resist despoliation. His Violin Concerto is subtitled ‘1001 Nights in the Harem’ and is full of rich melodies and atmosphere, and features an array of Turkish percussion instruments.
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Bruno Philippe, Tanguy de Williencourt, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra & Christoph Eschenbach – Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 1 – Franck, Fauré & Poulenc (Bonus Track Version) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:24:40 minutes | 1,37 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © harmonia mundi
From the overt Romanticism of Saint-Saëns to the nostalgia-laden modernity of Poulenc, Bruno Philippe takes us on a journey through (almost) a century of French cello music.Alongside Tanguy de Williencourt, he also performs the cello version of Franck’s famous Violin Sonata, one of the absolute peaks of nineteenth century chamber music.
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Matthias Goerne, Christoph Eschenbach – Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 960 (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:50:44 minutes | 859 MB | Genre: Classical
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Matthias Goerne continues a Schubert survey that has already established him as one of the most fantastically gifted exponents of the song repertoire; Goerne does not ‘interpret’ Schubert, he lives each lied from the inside and invites the listener to share this poetic and musical intimacy without ever falling into the trap of overstatement. This sixth volume in the series also features an unforgettable performance of Schubert’s last piano sonata by one of the baritone’s favourite partners, Christoph Eschenbach. Offered on a free bonus CD, this ‘second swansong’ reveals hitherto unexplored resonances under his expert fingers.
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Christine Schäfer, Matthias Goerne, Orchestre De Paris, Christoph Eschenbach – Alexander Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie op. 18 (2006)
SACD ISO (2.0/5.1): 2,85 GB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC: 810 MB | Germany 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Symphony
This is Alexander Zemlinsky’s high romantic masterpiece, a symphonic drama-cum-orchestral song cycle that owes something both to his Viennese fellow conductor Gustav Mahler’s ‘Song of the Earth’, and to his pupil Schoenberg’s ‘Gurrelieder’…yet while Schoenberg was looking to atonality and his 12-tone system to design his way out of a 20th century tonal crisis, his teacher went another way, as we hear so clearly in this lushly orchestrated work.
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Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Schubert: Winterreise D. 911 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:14:52 minutes | 591 MB | Genre: Classical
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Matthias Goerne’s 2014 release of Winterreise concludes his series of Franz Schubert’s lieder on Harmonia Mundi. This is the third recording Goerne has made of the song cycle, following his 1997 album with Graham Johnson on Hyperion, and a live recording released in 2004 on Decca, where he was joined by Alfred Brendel in a recital at Wigmore Hall. Here, Goerne and his accompanist, Christoph Eschenbach, deliver a subtle version that is full of intense darkness. The gloom and despair of the wanderer is increasingly conveyed in Goerne’s singing, so by the end of the journey, the feeling of exhaustion in Der Wegweiser (track 20) and Der Leiermann (track 24) brings the point of the cycle across. The recording is reasonably close to the performers and they have credible presence, which enhances the songs’ deeply personal expression. This recording attests to the continuing popularity of Winterreise, and it is one of the best of several versions to be released in 2014.
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Claudio Bohórquez & Christoph Eschenbach – On the Shoulders of Giants (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:43 minutes | 448 MB | Genre: Classical
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This album is a journey on the shoulders of musical giants, both in the compositions and in the interpretations. Accompanied by the legendary conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach, Bohorquez delivers an extraordinary performance that is a treat for the ears and soul. With his exceptional skill and technique, he explores the depths of the cello’s sound, bringing out the unique beauty and emotion of each piece. The album features Schumann’s Adagio & Allegro op. 70, a powerful and expressive work that showcases Bohorquez’s impeccable bowing and phrasing. The 2 Pieces for Cello and Piano by A. v. Webern are a masterclass in modernist composition, with Bohorquez and Eschenbach expertly navigating the intricate and complex melodies. Schubert’s Sonata (Arpeggione) is a true gem of the cello repertoire and finally, O. Messiaen’s Louange a l’Eternite de Jesus is a beautiful and moving work that showcases the cello’s ability to convey deep spiritual emotions.
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Konzerthausorchester Berlin & Christoph Eschenbach – Brahms: The Symphonies (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:53:52 minutes | 2,96 GB | Genre: Classical
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Christoph Eschenbach goes into raptures when he speaks about recording Brahms with his Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin:” They were the ideal partner for the Brahms cycle! A lot of ideas, which I was happy to incorporate into my overall concept, derived from the musicians themselves. And they in turn were interested in my approach.” Eschenbach sees the musicians of the orchestra as the perfect counterpart to his love of Brahms. “The Konzerthaus Orchestra has fabulous soloists, especially in the woodwinds and the horn department. Furthermore, their string sound is very ‘Brahmsian’. We very quickly came to an agreement as to how Brahms should sound.”
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Konzerthausorchester Berlin , Christoph Eschenbach – Der ferne Klang… Orchestral Works & Songs by Franz Schreker (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:07:15 minutes | 2,29 GB | Genre: Classical
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Der Spezialist für Repertoire des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts Christoph Eschenbach präsentiert Orchesterwerke und Orchesterlieder Franz Schrekers zu dessen 145. Geburtstag 2023 mit dem Konzerthausorchester Berlin: Auf diesem Doppelalbum finden sich Highlights wie das “Nachtstück”, ein instrumentales Intermezzo aus der Oper “Der Ferne Klang”, welche Schreker über Nacht berühmt machte, sowie der beliebte “Valse Lente” auf Wienerische Art und weitere Orchesterwerke.
Zusammen mit der Sopranistin Chen Reiss und dem Bariton Matthias Goerne widmet sich Eschenbach den selten aufgeführten Schätzen von Schrekers Liedrepertoire, etwa dem Liedzyklus “Fünf Gesänge” mit Texten der österreichischen Dichterin Edith Ronsperger und “Vom ewigen Leben” mit Dichtungen des Amerikaners Walt Whitman.
Süffige, spätromantische Musik lässt sich hier aufs Schönste entdecken, der „ferne Klang“ anderer, utopischer Welten…
Renee Fleming, Christoph Eschenbach, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra – Sommernachtskonzert 2017 (Summer Night Concert 2017) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:25:51 minutes | 1,56 GB | Genre: Classical
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You probably didn’t think you’d ever hear the venerable Vienna Philharmonic play music from the Harry Potter films. However, they make a fine job of “Hedwig’s Theme” as part of a let-your-hair-down summer program under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach and themed around figures from the world of fairy-tale and fantasy. Renée Fleming, in voluptuous voice, is luxury casting for a sequence of songs and arias—with one of her party pieces, Rusalka’s “Song to the Moon”, making a welcome appearance.
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Christoph Eschenbach, Matthias Goerne – Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 55:47 minutes | 915 MB | Genre: Classical
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Brahms wrote a vast number of lieder over a period of 40 years. The 200 or so he permitted to survive show just how important the genre was to his compositional process. The selection presented here illustrates the diversity of a corpus that features Heine (as with so many other composers), but also a wide variety of other poets whom he set to music with the same consummate skill as the ‘Four Serious Songs’ Op.121, the peak of his magnificent and highly individual output.
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Bruno Philippe, Tanguy de Williencourt, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Christoph Eschenbach – Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:53 minutes | 1,15 GB | Genre: Classical
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With this new album devoted to Prokofiev, cellist Bruno Philippe continues his exploration of Russian music. Having already recorded a recital of Rachmaninov’s and Myaskovsky’s Sonatas with Jérôme Ducros, here he is reunited with his long-time musical partner Tanguy de Williencourt on the piano, but also with his mentor, conductor Christoph Eschenbach leading the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt. On the program, Prokofiev’s (surprisingly?) romantic Cello Sonata, coupled with his Sinfonia concertante, that Mount Everest of technical challenges – both works having been written for the great Rostropovitch, who gave them their first performances in 1950 and 1952.
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Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Christoph Eschenbach – Sinnbild (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 46:26 minutes | 753 MB | Genre: Classical
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On her second PENTATONE album Sinnbild, soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller presents an enchanting collection of orchestral songs by Richard Strauss together with the WDR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach. The program, which culminates in the famous Four Last Songs, explores all the forms of farewell – the great and the small – that we go through as human beings. Amidst this melancholy, Strauss’ lush, sumptuous orchestral compositions and his extraordinary understanding of the soprano voice offer deep comfort to the listener.
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