Munchner Rundfunkorchester Schirmer - Die Vier Grobiane - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 0, in D minor ('Die Nullte'), Wab 100 Allegro 2. Symphony No. 0, in D minor ('Die Nullte'), Wab 100 Andante 3. Symphony No. 0, in D minor ('Die Nullte'), Wab 100 Scherzo 4. Symphony No. 0, in D minor ('Die Nullte'), Wab 100 Finale 1. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Wab 101 Allegro 2. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Wab 101 Andante 3. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Wab 101 Scherzo 4. Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Wab 101 Finale

This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu presents a new contemporary voice within Finland's contemporary music scene Antti Auvinen. This album includes three recent orchestral works by the composer marked by highly pressurised and explosive rhythms and sounds. The premieres of Antti Auvinen's (b. 1974) Junker Twist (2015) and Himmel Punk (2016) in the mid-2010s electrified the scene of Finland's contemporary music music critics felt that a new major voice in the country's music scene had been born. Auvinen's works are often thematically connected to events in the surrounding society. Junker Twist (2015) deals with the topic of rising neo-Nazist ideologies, while Himmel Punk (2016) takes a stand against religious discrimination. The most extensive work of this album, Turbo Aria (2017/2018), is partially based on arias sung by Finnish sopranos a century ago. These 'arias' sung by Alma Fohström, Aino Ackté and Järnefelt and the sounds of the accompanying instruments are augmented by the crackles, pops, hisses and other mechanical noises made by the original discs. Yet the work also has a second underlying theme the refugee crisis. Is this programme music? Perhaps - but it does not matter, because the music is equally impressive with the narrative or without it. In 2016, Auvinen was awarded with the Teosto award, one of the biggest music awards in the Nordic countries.

It would be difficult to find a simpler and more poignant subject', Massenet remarked during the composition of Ariane, a vast score in five acts premiered at the Paris Opéra in October 1906. The libretto by Catulle Mendès is part ancient drama, part symbolist poem, and sets Phaedra and Ariadne, two sisters in love with Theseus, in violent conflict with each other. This epic work does not shrink from relating the combat against the Minotaur, from showing a ship tossed by the raging billows, nor even from transporting the audience to the Underworld where Persephone reigns. Despite it's flamboyant orchestration, it's grandiose scenography and it's triumphant premiere, Ariane remains one of the few Massenet operas never recorded until now. The young Egyptian soprano Amina Edris takes the title role with ardour and passion, surrounded by a cast well versed in the specificities of the French style. The Bavarian Radio Chorus provides dedicated support in the epic scenes, under the baton of Laurent Campellone, a great champion of Massenet. Album Tracks 1. Ariane~Acte premier. Prélude et Scène Vers les rives blanches 2. Ariane~Acte premier. Scène Quoi! dans le Labyrinthe énorme 3. Ariane~Acte premier. Air Délices de mon cœur violent 4. Ariane~Acte premier. Scène Ôfrêle corps, trop faible, hélas! 5. Ariane~Acte premier. Air Chère Cypris, Cypris compatissante 6. Ariane~Acte premier. Entrée de Phèdre Ariane! 7. Ariane~Acte premier. Arioso et Scène La fine grâce de sa force 8. Ariane~Acte premier. Duo Cypris! Heureuse qui suivit 9. Ariane~Acte premier. Combat du Minotaure À l'aide! Roi Thésée 10. Ariane~Acte premier. Scène avec Chœur Libres! 11. Ariane~Acte premier. Entrée de Thésée Certes nous irons 12. Ariane~Acte premier. Air et Scène Ariane, ô bouche fleurie 13. Ariane~Acte premier. Scène finale Que les fleurs 14. Ariane~Acte deuxi