Paul Hindemith, Alfred Schnittke, Anna Gourari, Markus Poschner, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Lugano
Paul Hindemith / Alfred Schnittke
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After three acclaimed solo piano programmes for the label, here Anna Gourari widens the instrumental spectrum with the Lugano-based Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under Markus Poschner’s direction in striking performances of Alfred Schnittke’s Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra and Paul Hindemith’s The Four Temperaments. Gourari’s pianistic command is one of “virtuoso polish and with flawless action”, to quote the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, and her holistic, wide-reaching grasp of the instrument is on full display in Schnittke’s shape-bending polystylistic concerto.
The orchestra furthermore shines in a powerful interpretation of Hindemith’s Symphony Mathis der Maler. Contrasts emerge not only through the juxtaposition of the three works but from within the pieces, which have fiery temperaments and technically demanding scores in common. Recorded at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano in December 2021, the album was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Format
1 Konzert für Klavier und Streichorchester (1979)
2 to 4 Sinfonie »Mathis der Maler« (1934)
5 to 9 Thema mit vier Variationen
»Die vier Temperamente« (1940)
für Klavier und Streichorchester
Recorded December 2021
Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano
Tonmeister: [...] (RSI)
Mixed January 2023
by [...], [...]
A co-production of ECM and RSI Rete Due, Lugano
Photos and autograph pages:
Courtesy Fondation Hindemith Blonay (Hindemith),
and Sikorski Musikverlage, Hamburg (Schnittke)
℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH, München [on O-card back; on tray card]
℗ © 2024 ECM Records GmbH [in booklet]
℗ 2024 ECM Records GmbH [on disc]
Printed in Germany
Release notes
1 Konzert für Klavier und Streichorchester (1979) 2 to 4 Sinfonie »Mathis der Maler« (1934) 5 to 9 Thema mit vier Variationen »Die vier Temperamente« (1940) für Klavier und Streichorchester Recorded December 2021 Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano Tonmeister: [...] (RSI) Mixed January 2023 by [...], [...] A co-production of ECM and RSI Rete Due, Lugano Photos and autograph pages: Courtesy Fondation Hindemith Blonay (Hindemith), and Sikorski Musikverlage, Hamburg (Schnittke) ℗ © 2024 ECM…
| 1 | Konzert Für Klavier Und Streichorchester | 23:12 | |
| Sinfonie »Mathis Der Maler« | |||
| 2 | Engelkonzert. Ruhig Bewegt | 8:43 | |
| 3 | Grablegung. Sehr Langsam | 4:26 | |
| 4 | Versuchung Des Heiligen Antonius. Sehr Langsam, Frei Im Zeitmaß | 13:57 | |
| Thema Mit Vier Variationen »Die Vier Temperamente« | |||
| 5 | Thema. Moderato | 6:06 | |
| 6 | Melancholisch. Langsam | 6:16 | |
| 7 | Sanguinisch. Walzer | 5:53 | |
| 8 | Phlegmatisch. Moderato | 4:40 | |
| 9 | Cholerisch. Vivace | 6:38 | |
- Markus Poschner
- Conductor
- Sascha Kleis
- Design
- Wolfgang Müller
- Engineer [Tonmeister], Mixed By
- Alissa Pedotti-Nembrini
- Executive-Producer [Executive Producer RSI]
- Roman Brotbeck
- Liner Notes [German]
- Friedrich Kunzmann
- Liner Notes [Translation (English)]
- Manfred Eicher
- Mixed By, Producer [Produced By]
- Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana Lugano
- Orchestra
- Fotini Potamia
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Kaupo Kikkas
- Photography By [Liner Photos (17, 20)]
- Caterina di Perri
- Photography By [Liner Photos]
- Anna Gourari
- Piano
- Robert Kowalski
- Soloist [Solo Violin], Violin [Solo Violin] (6)
