Brahms, J.: Nanie / Gesang der Parzen / Alto Rhapsody / Schicksalslied Robin Ticciati

• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Nanie, Op. 82
• 1Nanie, Op. 8211:37
• Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
• 2Gesang der Parzen, Op. 8910:13
• Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
• 3Alto Rhapsody, Op. 5311:59
• Schicksalslied, Op. 54
• 4Schicksalslied, Op. 5414:16
• Total Runtime48:05

Info for Brahms, J.: Nanie / Gesang der Parzen / Alto Rhapsody / Schicksalslied

Robin Ticciati makes his debut recording in which he reveals himself to be a talented Brahmsian. In his role as Principal Guest Conductor Ticciati leads the Bamberger Symphoniker, together with British mezzo, Alice Coote, in a collection of the four most significant works in Brahms's output for chorus and orchestra.

The Alto Rhapsody is the best-known piece on the recording and Alice Coote shines in the solo role. As Colin Anderson says in his booklet note, Nänie is a work that contains "music of rapt contemplation and remarkable loveliness". Gesang der Parzen was the composer's last work for choir and orchestra and is full of turbulent, dark music. Schicksalslied mixes the sublime and the dramatic.

“...these are sterling accounts, with just the right mix of tenderness and sorrow in Nänie and a real tragic forward motion to the central section of the Schicksaslied...aided by the passionately committed singing of the choir. In the Alto Rhapsody Alice Coote is an eloquent and thoughtful soloist” (BBC Music Magazine)

"These performances are wonderfully alive and dramatically sensitive, but I'd say the most impressive aspect of Ticciati's conducting (especially at such a young age) is his control and restraint. He keeps complete control over the dynamics, and there is some wonderful and magical quiet singing and playing. The music is overwhelming only because of its beauty and power, never volume alone, which sets this recording apart from many others. The Bamberg orchestra and the Bavarian Radio Choir know this music backwards, and there is a wonderful Brahmsian glow throughout." (Presto Classical)

Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Robin Ticciati, conductor
Bavarian Radio Chorus

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