Siegfried Matthus
Beloved Dionysos - 75th Birthday Tribute of Siegfried Matthus
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GEN 89144 EAN: 4260036251449
20.3.2009Special offer18.90 € 16.90 €
Congratulating Siegfried Matthus on his 75th birthday means paying tribute to a composer whose earnestness and artistic ideals are prized by listening audiences. On this occasion of his birthday, GENUIN is releasing a disc with four of his most frequently performed works. “Beloved Dionysos” is a sensuous and colorful celebration of unbridled life and death. It includes two extended operatic scenes with outstanding baritone Aris Argiris as well as two orchestral pieces performed with aplomb by the Wuerttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen under the direction of the composer himself and Ola Rudner. Not to be missed!
Read the French review on ClassiqueInfo.
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Tracklist
- Siegfried Matthus (*1934)
Ariadne - Dithyrambos for Baritone and Orchestra (2002)
"Wer weiß außer mir, was Ariadne ist?" - "Nacht ist es"
- Dance of Dionysos
- Siegfried Matthus (*1934)
Manhattan Concerto (1994)
Moderato - Allegro moderato - Allegro assai
- Adagio
- Cadenza: Competition among the percussionists
- Energico - Vivace
- Siegfried Matthus (*1934)
Holofernes's Aria from the Opera "Judith" (1985)
"Eins möchte ich wissen" - Siegfried Matthus (*1934)
Nocturnal Scene in the Park (1988)
Congratulating Siegfried Matthus on his 75th birthday means paying tribute to a composer whose earnestness and artistic ideals are prized by listening audiences. On this occasion of his birthday, GENUIN is releasing a disc with four of his most frequently performed works. “Beloved Dionysos” is a sensuous and colorful celebration of unbridled life and death. It includes two extended operatic scenes with outstanding baritone Aris Argiris as well as two orchestral pieces performed with aplomb by the Wuerttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen under the direction of the composer himself and Ola Rudner. Not to be missed!
Read the French review on ClassiqueInfo.