COMPOSERS: Schreker
LABELS: Capriccio
WORKS: Das Weib des Intaphernes; Symphony in A minor, Op. 1; Psalm116
PERFORMER: Gert Westphal (speaker); Cologne Radio Orchestra & Chorus/Peter Gülke
CATALOGUE NO: 10 850
The most interesting work here is the late melodrama, Intaphernes’s Wife, not premiered until 1990 and effectively a half-hour operatic scene every bit as intoxicating as his larger-scale dramas. The Symphony is an immediately forgettable student work mixing Brahms and Bruckner. Performances are all excellent. Matthew Rye
Schreker: Das Weib des Intaphernes; Symphony in A minor, Op. 1; Psalm116
The most interesting work here is the late melodrama, Intaphernes’s Wife, not premiered until 1990 and effectively a half-hour operatic scene every bit as intoxicating as his larger-scale dramas. The Symphony is an immediately forgettable student work mixing Brahms and Bruckner. Performances are all excellent. Matthew Rye
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:19 pm