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Herbert Kegel - Britten: War Requiem / Berg: Violin Concerto / Hartmann: Concerto Funebre - Import 2 SACD
Herbert Kegel - Britten: War Requiem / Berg: Violin Concerto / Hartmann: Concerto Funebre - Import 2 SACD
SACD
Classical Music
Opera
September 28, 2024
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Catalog No.: 0303588BC
JAN/ISBN: 885470035888
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Herbert Kegel
Description:
Includes "War Requiem" recorded in 1989, Kegel's last year, and two concertos, including Berg, recorded in analog. First SACD release! Kegel's most masterful performance of this masterpiece, which he conducted with all his might! The 36th release of the SACD hybrid project is the first SACD release of the "War Requiem," the legacy of Kegel, who passed away in November 1990. This recording was made in 1989, the year of his last visit to Japan, and according to the label, there is no official record of the month in which it was made, but it is certain to be a performance that tugs at people's heartstrings, just like "Destiny," "The Countryside," and the encore performance of Bach's Aria on the G string. It is certain that this is a performance that touches people's heartstrings. Although it has not been officially reported how the background of Britten's original composition influenced Kegel in his last days, or how this piece was chosen, it may have been a result of Kegel's own inner feelings, which could not be known at the time of recording.The recording was made at Luke's Church with the best of East Germany at the time, and the recording is excellent as well as the performance. The vocalists and chorus in particular, under the leadership of Kegel's renowned leadership, are at their best, and the recording strongly appeals to the listener. Listening to this recording, one is left to wonder what Kegel himself wanted to leave as his final sentiments about the "Requiem," and especially about what Britten is trying to convey in his music. Kegel has an old recording of this piece on ETERNA with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, soprano Cuse, tenor Schreier, and others (ETERNA 8 25 906, recorded in the late '60s). It was unusual for ETERNA to dare to re-record the piece on the same label, as the company had first and foremost a desire to increase the variety of its catalog in the East German era. It may be mere speculation to think that Kegel's intention to record this piece is connected to his own actions later on, but it is certain that this is a recording that listeners cannot help but think of because they know what happened afterwards. (1/3)
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