Sutermeister / Banse / Bruns- V2: Orchestral Works (CD)
Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. His operatic version of Romeo and Juliet soon spread his reputation far afield, and conductors as prominent as Bohm, Karajan and Sawallisch championed his works, although since his death his music has not had the attention it deserves. These four big-boned works - a powerful setting of Boethius, an extract from Romeo und Julia and two sets of moving love-letters from genuine historical figures in Renaissance, Baroque and Enlightenment Germany and Switzerland - attest to the acuity of his ear in balancing voice and large orchestra and confirm his instinct for drama.
Tracklist:
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Path of Truth
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Temptations
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Violence
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Love
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Glory
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Madness of Time
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Consolation of Philosophy
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Prayer
- Romeo und Julia~'Ich reise weit' for soprano and string orchestra
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Leidenschaftliche
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Naturphilosoph
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Liebeswahnsinnige
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Bürger als Brautigam
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Bürger als Ehemann
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Liebe und Tod
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Kavalier
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Verlobung
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Hochzeit
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Der Tod
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Trennung
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Capriccio
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Cherubino a cavallo
Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. His operatic version of Romeo and Juliet soon spread his reputation far afield, and conductors as prominent as Bohm, Karajan and Sawallisch championed his works, although since his death his music has not had the attention it deserves. These four big-boned works - a powerful setting of Boethius, an extract from Romeo und Julia and two sets of moving love-letters from genuine historical figures in Renaissance, Baroque and Enlightenment Germany and Switzerland - attest to the acuity of his ear in balancing voice and large orchestra and confirm his instinct for drama.
Tracklist:
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Path of Truth
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Temptations
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Violence
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Love
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Glory
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Madness of Time
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Consolation of Philosophy
- Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Prayer
- Romeo und Julia~'Ich reise weit' for soprano and string orchestra
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Leidenschaftliche
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Naturphilosoph
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Liebeswahnsinnige
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Bürger als Brautigam
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Bürger als Ehemann
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Liebe und Tod
- Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Kavalier
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Verlobung
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Hochzeit
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Der Tod
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Trennung
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Capriccio
- Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Cherubino a cavallo