Distant Light Archive
Fleming – Distant Light = Music by BARBER, HILLBORGS and BJORK – Renee Fleming – sop./ Royal Stockholm Sym. Orch./ Sakari Oramo – Decca
Fleming – Distant Light = Music by BARBER, HILLBORGS and BJORK – Renee Fleming – sop./ Royal Stockholm Sym. Orch./ Sakari Oramo – Decca 4830415, 53:00 (1/6/17) ****: This new release is a long-awaited collection from soprano Renee Fleming, containing Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The other tracks are from Scandinavian composers, with works especially written for the soprano. I think the highlight here for most will be the Barber. It’s a lovely work for orchestra based on a prose piece by James Agee. It was first premiered in 1948. Although originally conceived for a male voice, it has been successfully performed by several sopranos. Ms. Fleming gives us a terrific and emotional performance, and the Decca engineers have given us a very nice sounding CD. Some may complain that Ms. Fleming seems a bit distant in the recording, but I think the production decisions here give a very ‘live’ and satisfying sound. Next, we have Anders Hillborgs’ The Strand Settings. Hillborg is very popular in Swedish classical music circles. This work is contemporary in sound, at times unsettling, and Ms. Fleming does well with this difficult and atmospheric piece. The Hillborgs is a world premier recording. Finally, we have […]
Distant Light = BACH: Violin Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto No. 2; VASKS: Concerto for Violin and Strings “Distant Light” – Renaud Capucon, violin/ Chamber Orch. of Europe – Erato
Violinist Capucon juxtaposes two composers separated by 300 years but whose spirits “bring calm, revitalize, and give hope.”
Stereotypes Audio
Cembal d’amour
Pure Pleasure / Speakers Corner
Cedille
