Luigi Nono: Il canto sospeso / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Claudio Abbado

Luigi Nono (Conductor), Gustav Mahler (Performer), Claudio Abbado (Performer), Barbara Bonney (Performer), Susanne Otto (Orchestra), Marjana Lipovsek (Artist), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gustav Mahler, Claudio Abbado, Barbara Bonney
• Orchestra: Susanne Otto
• Conductor: Luigi Nono
• Audio CD (June 29, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000028YX
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sofia, Zentralgefängnis 22. Juli 1942 / Papa! / Liebe Mama, Papa und Schwesterchen! / Mein verehrter Vater!, letter excerpts

2. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 1. Orchestra

3. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 2. Coro a capella "... muoio per un mondo"

4. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 3. Soprano, alto e tenore soli e orchestra "... mi p

5. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 4. Orchestra

6. Meine lieben Eltern! / Die Tore öffnen sich / Leb wohl, Mutter / Lieber Onkel! / Nach wenigen Stunden / Mein lieber Kamerad!, letter

7. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 5. Tenore solo e orchestra "... se il cielo fosse ca

8. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 6. Coro e orchestra a) "...le porte s'aprono"

9. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 6. Coro e orchestra b) "Com'è duro dire addio per se

10. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 7. Soprano solo, coro femminile e orchestra "... add

11. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 8. Orchestra

12. Il canto sospeso, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra: 9. Coro e timpani "... non ho paura della morte..."

13. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 1. Nun will die Sonn so hell aufgehn

14. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 2. Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen

15. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 3. Wenn dein Mütterlein

16. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 4. Oft denk ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen

17. Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 5. In diesem Wettter

18. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Rückert Lieder No. 3)

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5.0 out of 5 stars You may not know..., January 3, 2011

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This review is from: Luigi Nono: Il canto sospeso / Mahler: Kindertotenlieder - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Claudio Abbado (Audio CD)

...but Luigi Nono is one of the best kept musical secrets of the 1900's! He was not only one of the most innovative and creative Italian composers, but unlike most of his colleagues or peers, he enjoyed a personal and artistic relationship with Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini, two authentic musical giants. This recording is conducted by Abbado, in splendid form, and played by, arguably, the best orchestra in the world (Berliner Philharmoniker). The set also includes a Kindertotenleider of rare beauty, here in the soprano version. The booklet explains that this recording is devoted to victims of absurd and avoidable wars, which perfectly matches the text of Nono's "Il canto sospeso". If you like something bit more challenging than Gorecki, and also like atonal beauty, this disc is for you! The Nono foundation in Venice has a very pleasant web site where you can learn about his music. For those who were around at the time the Nono piece was writtenm(50's), this is a serious trip to perhaps more complex yet happy times. Highly recommended.