Georg Nigl - Schubert: Die schone Mullerin - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold has enjoyed a major renaissance over the last three decades. He is no longer the neglected, unknown master, the hidden Wunderkind of 20th century classical music. Korngold in a nutshell can be encapsulated thus Precocious teen and Wunderkind who composed too-beautiful music to be taken seriously at a time when modernism swept the cultural stage. When he died, Korngold was certain that he was and would remain a forgotten composer - at least in his homeland. As part of the greater trend of re-appreciation, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, under Caspar Richter, made these recordings for ASV in the late 1990s and early 2000s (now available as 4-album box on Capriccio tag), pioneering efforts at the time and still much appreciated for the overview they give us of Korngold's œvre, beyond the handful of greatest hits available elsewhere.

There is a glorious trinity of occurrences with this live concert recording of InchDas RheingoldInch performed in the chamber-like space of Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz on April 24 and 25, 2015. Marking the third collaboration between Simon Rattle with an inspired Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, this also marks Rattle's third foray into the heart of this tale that opens Wagner's mighty tetralogy InchThe Ring of the NibelungInch. Both a robust and intimate rendering of the classic and archetypal epic involving mythic gods, goddesses, a search for a ring and the seductive forms that power lust can take; this recording also features the baritone sensation Michael Volle adding to the luster of his prime and a distinguished addition to the roll call of powerfully affecting Wotans, along with the inspired performances by the best of the next generation of Wagner singers.

Limited 180gm white vinyl LP pressing. John Power is the singer, songwriter and guitarist known as the frontman of cast and previously from The La's. Following the split from Cast, Power released three solo albums. Willow She Weeps (2006) was his second solo studio album. The album embraces a powerful acoustic, folk, blues sound, harking to Power's classic singer-songwriter roots. Highlights include 'Jumpin' Bean', 'Willow Weep', 'Give It To Me' and 'Old Red Sea'. Issued with original artwork and printed inner sleeve.