Alvarez / Fredrick / Viale- Holderlinfenster (CD)
The German Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin spent most of his life in isolation in a tower on the banks of the Neckar river, following a mental illness. His poems have long fascinated composers. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of his birth. The Nicaraguan-British composer Geoffrey Alvarez's monumental song cycle, "Hölderlinfenster" imagines the poet through a "frame" of Schubert's "Schwanengesang". Poet and composer never met in real life but perhaps here their spirits do. Alvarez writes music of great intensity and intimate drama on a sometimes epic scale. His highly personal tonal language defies easy categorization but conveys a "Hölderlin river journey" with admirable expressiveness.
Tracklist:
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 1, Vorspiel
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 2, Der Nekar
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 3, Wie Meeresküsten
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 4, Ihr Sichergebaueten Alpen
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 5, Der Spaziergang
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 6, Die Asyle
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 7, In Lieblicher Bläue
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 8, Der Ister
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 9, Lebenslauf
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 10, An Zimmern
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 11, Die Wanderung
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 12, An Die Parzen
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 13, Vom Delphin
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 14, Das Fröhliche Leben
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 15, Die Heimath
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 16, Burg Tübingen
UPC > 8033776712503
Format > New CD
Label > Sheva Collection
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
The German Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin spent most of his life in isolation in a tower on the banks of the Neckar river, following a mental illness. His poems have long fascinated composers. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of his birth. The Nicaraguan-British composer Geoffrey Alvarez's monumental song cycle, "Hölderlinfenster" imagines the poet through a "frame" of Schubert's "Schwanengesang". Poet and composer never met in real life but perhaps here their spirits do. Alvarez writes music of great intensity and intimate drama on a sometimes epic scale. His highly personal tonal language defies easy categorization but conveys a "Hölderlin river journey" with admirable expressiveness.
Tracklist:
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 1, Vorspiel
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 2, Der Nekar
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 3, Wie Meeresküsten
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 4, Ihr Sichergebaueten Alpen
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 5, Der Spaziergang
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 6, Die Asyle
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 7, In Lieblicher Bläue
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 8, Der Ister
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 9, Lebenslauf
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 10, An Zimmern
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 11, Die Wanderung
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 12, An Die Parzen
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 13, Vom Delphin
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 14, Das Fröhliche Leben
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 15, Die Heimath
- Hölderlinfenster: No. 16, Burg Tübingen
UPC > 8033776712503
Format > New CD
Label > Sheva Collection
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.