Schoenberg: Kol Nidre - Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of

Schoenberg: Kol Nidre - Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of MichelangeloBuonarroti

This new live recording pairs profound works by two of the twentieth century's greatest composers: Arnold Schoenberg and Dmitri Shostakovich. Writer Phillip Huscher describes Schoenberg's Kol Nidre a "stark, strong modernist statement," set to the prayer said on the eve of Yom Kippur the Day of Atonement. Schoenberg, who had fled Europe in 1934, premiered the work in Los Angeles in 1938, one month before the devastating the anti Jewish pogroms of Kristallnacht took place throughout Nazi-Germany. Shostakovich's suite explores similarly weighty concerns, including themes of love, morality, death, and the human spirit through the poetry of the Renaissance master Michelangelo. Although originally conceived to honor the fifth centenary of the artist's birth, Shostakovich's settings became a highly personal testament to concerns the two men shared across the centuries.
Country USA
Brand HM-CSO
Manufacturer Cso Resound
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2016-09-30
UnitCount 1
Format CD
UPCs 810449011624
EANs 0810449011624

Schoenberg: Kol Nidre - Shostakovich: Suite on Verses of MichelangeloBuonarroti