Leon Botstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6, Miserae (1999)
Leon Botstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6, Miserae (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 263 Mb | Total time: 67:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Telarc | # CD-80528 | Recorded: 1999
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 263 Mb | Total time: 67:54 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Telarc | # CD-80528 | Recorded: 1999
Botstein clearly feels great conviction for this music and this comes across both in performance and in the booklet text, part of which he contributed. These are eloquent performances directed by a man who clearly sees Hartmann as a natural partner to Shostakovich.
The first symphony sets Whitman texts (in German translation - both English and German are printed in the booklet - though, sadly, not side-by-side) and it is strange to hear them in an atonal (though fundamentally lyrical) context. The first movement of No. 1 in its brass and drums onslaught suggests a chaos of projectiles hurtling out of some abyss. Jard van Nes's singing is outstanding and, surprisingly, had me thinking of Sibelius's Luonnotar. The remainder of the work it is rather like encountering the shades of Holst (especially Saturn) and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Strange maimed creatures shamble through a wasteland of the soul. This is the sombre land where, in Yeats' words, 'the axle breaks".
Hearing the sixth symphony is rather a nostalgic experience for me. It reminds me of the Fricsay 10" LP of the work given to me during the early 1970s. The symphony is in two movements. The Adagio is something of a slithering bolero with a touch of the sinuous bassoon theme from The Rite. This is disturbed by superheated updrafts from the depths, a desperate lyricism and, at the apex of the movement (8.04), a dire climax of hideously sustained outrage which then subsides into the quieter marches of nightmare. The finale is a crepuscular fugue (at first disconcertingly like Reger) which develops into a hectic rocking roller-coaster juxtaposing jazz and militaristic elements.
Very good notes and superb sound. The Telarc carries the strongest recommendation for anyone wanting to encounter Hartmann in the very best sound and in performances of white heat inspiration. Hartmann's music can be said to have come of age with this mainstream disc.–Rob Barnett
Performer:
Jard van Nes, mezzo-soprano (Symphony No. 1)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
Track List:
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905-1963)
Symphony No. 1
01. I. Introduktion: Elend
02. II. Frühling
03. III. Thema mit vier Variationen: Thema
04. - Var. 1
05. - Var. 2
06. - Var. 3
07. - Var. 4
08. IV. Tränen
09. V. Epilog: Bitte
Symphony No. 6
10. I. Adagio
11. II. Toccata variata
12. Miserae: Largo - Allegro agitato e vivace
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Leon Botstein, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6, Miserae (1999)
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