Karl Weigl: Symphony No. 6 & Old Vienna
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Thomas Sanderling, Alun Francis
When Karl Weigl moved to the United States from Nazi-occupied Austria at the age of 57, he found it extremely difficult to adapt to his new cultural environment. This large-scale four-movement...
Karl Weigl: Symphony No. 6 & Old Vienna
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Thomas Sanderling, Alun Francis
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When Karl Weigl moved to the United States from Nazi-occupied Austria at the age of 57, he found it extremely difficult to adapt to his new cultural environment. This large-scale four-movement...
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Contents and tracklist
Work length39:21
- Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Thomas Sanderling
- Recorded: 6-7 September 2004
- Recording Venue: Haus des Rundfunks, Grosser Sendesaal des RBB, Berlin, Germany
I. Andante mosso
Track length11:45
II. Allegro
Track length5:28
III. Adagio
Track length11:15
IV. Allegro
Track length10:53
Work length20:19
- Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Alun Francis
- Recorded: 20-24 January 2004
- Recording Venue: Jesus Christus Kirche, Dahlem, Berlin, Germany
Awards and reviews
February 2006
When Karl Weigl moved to the United States from Nazi-occupied Austria at the age of 57, he found it extremely difficult to adapt to his new cultural environment. This large-scale four-movement work, which is steeped in the Austro-German late-Romantic tradition of Mahler, Reger and Schmidt... contains some haunting moments, notably the ethereally scored closing bars of the slow movement which evoke heartfelt nostalgia for the land he was forced to leave. The companion piece Old Vienna, a charming medley of waltzes, explores this theme in more overt terms... the performances are compelling, and Weigl's rich scoring is matched by a suitably opulent recording.
