Artist: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Choirs. Edward Gardner
Album: Schoenberg: Gurre-Lieder
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2016
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:42:50
Total Tracks: 26
Total Size: 1,60 GB

Tracklist:

1-1. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Orchestral Prelude (06:10)
1-2. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Nun dämpft die Dämm’rung jeden Ton (Waldemar) (03:38)
1-3. Alwyn Mellor, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen leise gleiten (Tove) (02:50)
1-4. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Ross! Mein Ross! Was schleichst du so träg! (Waldemar) (02:51)
1-5. Alwyn Mellor, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Sterne jubeln, das Meer, es leuchtet (Tove) (02:09)
1-6. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht (Waldemar) (02:06)
1-7. Alwyn Mellor, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Nun sag’ ich dir zum ersten Mal (Tove) (03:38)
1-8. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Es ist Mitternachtzeit (Waldemar) (05:57)
1-9. Alwyn Mellor, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick (Tove) (05:20)
1-10. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Du wunderliche Tove! (Waldemar) (04:01)
1-11. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Orchestral Interlude (05:38)
1-12. Anna Larsson, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Tauben von Gurre! Sorge quält mich (Voice of the Wood Dove) (04:38)
1-13. Anna Larsson, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 1: Part I: Den Sarg sah ich auf Königs Schultern (Voice of the Wood Dove) (07:04)
2-1. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 2: Part II: Orchestral Prelude – Herrgott, weisst du, was du tatest (Waldemar) (04:30)
2-2. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Orchestral Prelude – Erwacht, Konig Waldemars Mannen Wert! (Waldemar) (02:36)
2-3. James Creswell, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Deckel des Sarges klappert (Peasant) (03:14)
2-4. Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm, Edvard Grieg Kor, Orphei Drängar, Royal Northern College of Music Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Gegrüsst, O König (Waldermar’s Men) (03:39)
2-5. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Langsam (Rehearsal No. 29) (01:36)
2-6. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Mit Toves Stimme flüstert der Wald (Waldemar) (03:18)
2-7. Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so ‘n Aal (Klaus-Narr) (06:42)
2-8. Stuart Skelton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Du strenger Richter droben (Waldemar) (02:29)
2-9. Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm, Edvard Grieg Kor, Orphei Drängar, Royal Northern College of Music Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht (Waldemar’s Men) (05:43)
2-10. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: The Summer Wind’s Wild Hunt: Orchestral Prelude (02:37)
2-11. Thomas Allen, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: The Summer Wind’s Wild Hunt: Herr Gänsefuss, Frau Gänsekraut (Speaker) (01:57)
2-12. Thomas Allen, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: The Summer Wind’s Wild Hunt: Still! Was mag der Wind nur wollen? (Speaker) (03:19)
2-13. Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir of Collegiûm Mûsicûm, Edvard Grieg Kor, Orphei Drängar, Royal Northern College of Music Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra & Edward Gardner – Gurre-Lieder, Pt. 3: Part III: Seht die Sonne (Chorus) (04:56)

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Recorded live in December 2015 amid the sumptuous acoustics of Griegha llen in Bergen, this epic interpretation of Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder involves 350 performers: large choral forces, six exceptional soloists and the legendary Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, extended for the occasion, all conducted by Edward Gardner.”Five Stars … (conductor Gardner) has always been good at galvanizing huge performances and this spectacular account of Schoenberg’s work was no exception … it is good that Chandos Records was there to capture the event … the sweep of Gardner’s conducting, by turns luminous and incisive. He unleashed the piece’s volcanic passions while never becoming mired in its high-calorific density and somehow avoided drowning the singers.”
– The Telegraph

“… enormously impressive … the playing of the Bergen Philharmonic is rich, seductive and sensuous … (Gardner is) alive to the lyricism and drama of the piece in equal measure … a real willingness to explore the sheer gorgeousness of the score, as well as a powerful sense of drama where required … his control is mightily impressive, as is his ear for balance, helped no end by sumptuously detailed Chandos sound … the choral singing is thrillingly alive and direct … massed singers are nicely balanced in the sound picture … a terrific addition to the Gurrelieder discography … in glorious high-resolution sound that no one interested in this last great flowering of Romanticism will want to be without.”
– Gramophone