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Platinum Korngold
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Featuring the Schubert Ensemble and the Flesch Quartet, this is a hugely-enjoyable collection of Korngold's music, tracing the composer's style from the excitement of the Schauspiel Overture to the orchestral song Tomorrow, via chamber works of impressive scale and complexity.Written when Korngold was just 14, the Schauspiel Overture grips the attention with its mysterious opening, building effortlessly with sweeping harp glissandi, heroic brass and hauntingly-expressive instrumental colours. Full of drama, this delightful work concludes with an opulent coda and thunderous final chords, relished by the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz.The Piano Quintet reveals an exquisite delicacy of touch rarely associated with this writer of extrovert orchestral scores. Korngold's subtle harmonies, intricate textures and shifts in mood combine to create a work of depth and sophistication, played with characteristic flair by the Schubert Ensemble. The String Quartet is a joyous work, robust and humorous, at its heart a slow movement of nostalgic beauty. The disc ends with a brand-new recording of Tomorrow, a work that seems to encapsulate Korngold's style, its colourful orchestration and ravishing vocal lines employed to powerful effect. Only $11.98 - Click here to buy now! |