Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton - Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows, Berg: Piano Sonata, Webern: Variations (2007)
BAND/ARTIST: Stephen Hough, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
- Title: Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows, Berg: Piano Sonata, Webern: Variations
- Year Of Release: 2007
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:07:32
- Total Size: 183 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: I. Ecce homo
02. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: II. Es muss sein(?) – Labyrinthus
03. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: III. Lacrymosa. Stabat Mater
04. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: IV. Gethsemane. Shards
05. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: V. Jesu Joy – Crucifixus
06. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: VI. Vir dolorum, tanquam oves erravimus
07. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 1, Leicht, zart
08. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 2, Langsam
09. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 3, Sehr langsame Viertel
10. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 4, Rasch, aber leicht
11. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 5, Etwas rasch
12. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 6, Sehr langsam
13. Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
14. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: I. Sehr mäßig
15. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: II. Sehr schnell
16. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: III. Ruhig fließend
17. Tsontakis: Sarabesque
Fresh from his conducting debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the premiere of his cello concerto and the publication of his first book, Stephen Hough presents a new disc of fascinating repertoire.
George Tsontakis is a giant of the American contemporary music scene and the recent winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer award and the Charles Ives Living. Hough’s recording of his Ghost Variations for Hyperion (CDA67005) was nominated for a Grammy. Man of Sorrows was written for Stephen Hough and was premiered in 2005. This recording is taken from the world premiere. The work demonstrates Tsontakis’ muscular, expressive musical language, influenced by Beethoven and Messiaen. Inspired by medieval Byzantine icons of Christ, the Man of Sorrows, the six-movement work explores in sound the composer’s response to the suffering and passion of Jesus as represented in these serene religious artworks. Hough himself has also written and spoken extensively on the relationship between religion and music and performs the work with extraordinary sympathy and understanding.
George Tsontakis writes of his work: ‘By the time I began composing Man of Sorrows, I knew several things about it: that it would be cast in a religious dynamic and complexity, that Beethoven’s 33 ‘Diabelli’ Variations would play a part, that it would not be so much a ‘concerto’ as a tone poem for piano and orchestra with an abstract narrative, that it would be large-scale and that it would be dedicated to Stephen Hough, in essence and in spirit.’
This disc also includes iconic works from the Second Viennese School and a further piano work by Tsontakis.
01. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: I. Ecce homo
02. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: II. Es muss sein(?) – Labyrinthus
03. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: III. Lacrymosa. Stabat Mater
04. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: IV. Gethsemane. Shards
05. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: V. Jesu Joy – Crucifixus
06. Tsontakis: Man of Sorrows: VI. Vir dolorum, tanquam oves erravimus
07. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 1, Leicht, zart
08. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 2, Langsam
09. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 3, Sehr langsame Viertel
10. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 4, Rasch, aber leicht
11. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 5, Etwas rasch
12. Schoenberg: 6 Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19: No. 6, Sehr langsam
13. Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
14. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: I. Sehr mäßig
15. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: II. Sehr schnell
16. Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: III. Ruhig fließend
17. Tsontakis: Sarabesque
Fresh from his conducting debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the premiere of his cello concerto and the publication of his first book, Stephen Hough presents a new disc of fascinating repertoire.
George Tsontakis is a giant of the American contemporary music scene and the recent winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer award and the Charles Ives Living. Hough’s recording of his Ghost Variations for Hyperion (CDA67005) was nominated for a Grammy. Man of Sorrows was written for Stephen Hough and was premiered in 2005. This recording is taken from the world premiere. The work demonstrates Tsontakis’ muscular, expressive musical language, influenced by Beethoven and Messiaen. Inspired by medieval Byzantine icons of Christ, the Man of Sorrows, the six-movement work explores in sound the composer’s response to the suffering and passion of Jesus as represented in these serene religious artworks. Hough himself has also written and spoken extensively on the relationship between religion and music and performs the work with extraordinary sympathy and understanding.
George Tsontakis writes of his work: ‘By the time I began composing Man of Sorrows, I knew several things about it: that it would be cast in a religious dynamic and complexity, that Beethoven’s 33 ‘Diabelli’ Variations would play a part, that it would not be so much a ‘concerto’ as a tone poem for piano and orchestra with an abstract narrative, that it would be large-scale and that it would be dedicated to Stephen Hough, in essence and in spirit.’
This disc also includes iconic works from the Second Viennese School and a further piano work by Tsontakis.
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