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The six realms (für verst?rktes Violoncello und Orchester) (2000) 01. Karttunen, Anssi "1. The sorrow of the world" 02. Karttunen, Anssi "2. The hell realm" 03. Karttunen, Anssi "3. The hungry ghost realm" 04. Karttunen, Anssi "4. The animal realm" 05. Karttunen, Anssi "5. The human realm" 06. Karttunen, Anssi "6. The god realm and the jealous god realm"
Songs of love and sorrow (für Bariton und Orchester) (2010) 07. Finley, Gerald "Sonett 46 "De las estrellas que admir?..."" 08. Finley, Gerald "Sonett 12 "Plena mujer, manzana carnal, luna caliente..."" 09. Finley, Gerald "Sonett 52 "Cantas y a sol y a cielo con tu canto..."" 10. Finley, Gerald "Sonett 49 "Tal vez no ser es sin que t£ seras..."" 11. Finley, Gerald "Sonett 82 "Amor m¡o, al cerrar esta puerta nocturna...""
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Gerald Finley/ Hannu Lintu/ Finnish Radio S.o. |
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| Description: | This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Hannu Lintu is dedicated to works by American composer Peter Lieberson (1946â??2011). This album features award-winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley as soloist in Liebersonâ??s song cycle Songs of Love and Sorrow and Liebersonâ??s close friend Anssi Karttunen as soloist in The Six Realms for cello and orchestra. Liebersonâ??s Songs of Love and Sorrow is a deeply personal work. Lieberson had received a commission in 2005 to write a work for his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. This project was interrupted by Lorraineâ??s death and soon after also the composer was diagnosed with cancer. The news of being awarded the Grawemeyer Award for his earlier song cycle Neruda Songs (2005) encouraged the composer to write
another cycle on Nerudaâ??s poetry, Songs of Love and Sorrow. The work was premiered by Gerald Finley in 2010. - GERALD FINLEY/HANNU LINTU/FINNISH RADIO S.O.This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and it's chief conductor Hannu Lintu is dedicated to works by American composer Peter Lieberson (1946-2011). This album features award-winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley as soloist in Lieberson's song cycle Songs of Love and Sorrow and Lieberson's close friend Anssi Karttunen as soloist in The Six Realms for cello and orchestra. Lieberson's Songs of Love and Sorrow is a deeply personal work. Lieberson had received a commission in 2005 to write a work for his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. This project was interrupted by Lorraine's death and soon after also the composer was diagnosed with cancer. The news of being awarded the Grawemeyer Award for his earlier song cycle Neruda Songs (2005) encouraged the composer to write another cycle on Neruda's poetry, Songs of Love and Sorrow. The work was premiered by Gerald Finley in 2010. The composer wrote in his program notes: "I suppose that my life story of the past three years is not dissimilar to many others. The basic truths of love and sorrow are, I think, experiences that all of us understand very well. To have one without the other is not likely, but certainly it is our capacity to love that makes this human life so poignant." Buddhist religion had played a significant role in Lieberson's life since the early 1970s. This also had an impact on Lieberson's compositions. According to Lieberson, "When I started writing music again, my style had changed... There was less sense of struggle... The horizon expanded. It's as if you had tunnel vision, and then you have panoramic vision. Studying Buddhism also affected my approach to composing [in that] I understand there's a kind of journey that's made.""Songs of Love and Sorrow/The Six Realms" is a captivating CD release featuring the talents of baritone Gerald Finley, cellist Anssi Karttunen, and conductor Hannu Lintu. This album presents two significant contemporary works by composer Kaija Saariaho: "True Fire ? Songs of Love and Sorrow," performed with deep emotional resonance by Finley, and "The Six Realms," an evocative cello concerto interpreted masterfully by Karttunen. The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra provides lush orchestral support under Lintu's expert direction. Gerald Finley is renowned for his expressive voice and has received international acclaim for performances at major opera houses such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Metropolitan Opera. Anssi Karttunen stands out as one of Finland?s leading cellists, known for his versatility in both classical repertoire and modern compositions. Ondine, the label behind this release, is celebrated worldwide for its commitment to high-quality recordings of Finnish composers and artists, consistently earning prestigious awards like Gramophone Awards. |
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