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CD, Schreker (composer)
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Der ferne Klang... Orchestral Works & Songs by Franz Schreker
RecommendedChen Reiss (soprano), Matthias Goerne (baritone), Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach
The playing of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach is both meticulously prepared and wonderfully idiomatic. —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2023, Editor's Choice
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th December 2023
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2023
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These militant, tightly controlled, sometimes breathtaking performances demand to be heard and may divide opinion. —
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Orchestral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & Schreker: Der Geburtstag der Infantin
RecommendedRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
This warmly recorded version not only goes to the top of the tree as the most satisfying account of Zemlinsky’s score in the current catalogue, but also trumps its closest rivals in offering... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Record Review, 1st May 2021, Record of the Week
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Presto Recording of the Week, 21st May 2021
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2021, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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Record Review, Records of the Year 2021
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Gramophone Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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Franz Schreker: Die Gezeichneten, Overture; Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Sinfonietta; Ernst Krenek: Potpourri
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Sascha Goetzel
From the mid-1910s, Korngold's Sinfonietta written at just 15 and Schreker's Overture to Die Gezeichneten are lushly, boldly Romantic, while Krenek's Potpourri of 1927 chucks elements such as... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Shortlisted - Orchestral
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year
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closer listening rewards with moments of more intricate detail plus some stunning orchestration, both of which are amply brought out in these excellent performances. —
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Eastbound: Schumann, Dvorak, Schreker (Works for String Orchestra)
Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds
Johan Svendsen’s (literally) muted string-orchestra realisation is a gem as rendered, exquisitely phrased and not at all rushed. —
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Special offer. Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie & Schreker: Prelude To A Drama
Karan Armstrong (soprano), Roland Hermann (baritone), ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michael Gielen
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Falletta conducts performances that are assured, spontaneous and superbly played, although perhaps not quite as sumptuously recorded as this music deserves. Nevertheless, this is a highly recommendable... —
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Coming soon. Silenced - Unsung Voices of the 20th Century
Ian Koziara (tenor), Bradley Moore (piano)
