Weber / Moscheles - Hommage a Weber - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Der Immer Dürstende Hans Ohne Sorgen, Drinking Song for Bass & Continuo 2. Bierlied ('Herbei, Zum Vaterländ'schen Becher'), Partsong for Male Chorus, MH 780 3. Reigen ('Sagt Mir An, Was Schmunzeit Ihr'), Song for Voice & Piano, J. 159 (Op. 30/5) 4. Zum Quartett Gehören Vier, for Men's Chorus a Cappella, Op. 66/3 5. Tacitus Und Die Alten Deutschen, Drinking Song for Bass & Piano (After Scheffel) 6. Bierlied, Drinking Song for Tenor, 2 Basses & Piano, Op. 140/2 7. Das Hildebrandlied, Drinking Song for Tenor, Bass & Piano 8. Der Knappe, Drinking Song for Tenor, 2 Basses & Piano 9. Beim Bier-Konvent, Drinking Song for Men's Chorus a Cappella 10. Katerfrühstück, Drinking Song for Bass & Piano 11. Das Hildebrandlied, Drinking Song for Men's Chorus a Cappella 12. Bachstelze, for Voice(S) & Piano, No. 103 6. Sie Trinken Immer Noch Eins 13. Margreth Am Tore, Drinking Song for Men's Chorus a Cappella 14. Margreth Am Tore, Drinking Song for Tenor & Piano, Op. 35/5 15. Das Hildebrandlied, Drinking Song for Bass, Men's Chorus & Piano, Op. 40/5

Michael Hirsch began to work as a composer in 1976, with occasional interruptions for theatre engagements. In addition to instrumental music and music theatre, the genre of musique concrète is an important part of his compositional oeuvre as is illustrated impressively by the works recorded on this CD InchLa Didone abbandonataInch is based on the opera seria text of the same name by Pietro Metastasio from 1724. For his version Hirsch reduced the number of the dramatis personae to the two protagonists Dido and Aeneas and distilled their texts down to one monologue each - combining these sometimes to create dialogues - in order to present the core of this drama about a relationship in the most concentrated form possible.The musique concrète compositions Inch5. StudieInch and InchUmbau 2Inch are associated with Hirsch's project InchDas KonvolutInch [InchThe ConvolutionInch], in which pieces, concepts and materials from various sources and genres are brought together. The present version of Inch5. StudieInch was composed especially for this CD. InchUmbau 2Inch is generated from the supplementary material for his opera InchDas stille ZimmerInch [InchThe Quiet RoomInch].There are some obvious musical connections between the InchString QuartetInch and InchTragicomediaInch various musical elements, particularly harmonic structures from the quartet, were developed further in the madrigal opera. The content of InchTragicomediaInch is based on a key work of Spanish literature InchLa tragicomedia de Calisto y MelibeaInch by Fernando de Rojas (ca. 1499). Hirsch's composition combines and jumbles dialogue fragments from the literary sources so that they are constantly hovering between a linear narrative and understandable storyline and an associative collage. Album Tracks 1. La Didone Abbandonate 2. 5. Studie 3. Streichquartett 4. Umbau 2 5. Tragicomedia

Album Tracks 1. Macht Hoch Die TÜR 2. Tauet, Himmel, Den Gerechten 3. Es Kommt Ein Schiff, Geladen 4. Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland 5. O Heiland, Reiß Die Himmel Auf 6. Ave Maria Klare 7. Ave Maria, Gratia Plena 8. Ave Maria Zart 9. Übers Gebirg Maria Geht 10. Pastorella in G 11. Macht Weit Die Pforten in Der Welt 12. Wie SCHÖN Leiuchtet Der Morgenstern 13. Machet Die Tore Weit 14. Und Unser Lieben Frauen 15. Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging 16. Pastorell-Aria in C FÜR Orgel 17. Maria, Mutter Unsres Herrn 18. Die Nacht Ist Vorgedrungen 19. Kündet Allen in Der Not 20. Wachet Auf, Ruft Die Stimme 21. O Komm, O Komm, Emmanuel 22. Tochter Zion, Freue Dich