Frank Martin: Requiem - Leoš Janácek: Otce Náš
) | Label: CAPRICCIO Catalog: C5454 Format: COMPACT DISC Scholz, Rudolf; ORF Vienna Radio Choir; Clark, Arcola; Segerstam, Leif; Marsh, Jane; Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien; Zednik, Heinz; Bollen, Ria; Ahnsjö, Claes-Håkan; Holl, Robert; Vienna Youth ChoirIt took Frank Martin a long time to heed his deep-seated inner calling to write a Requiem: 'What I have tried to express here is the clear will to accept death; to make peace with it.' The Requiem was composed in 1971/72, Martin utilizes the whole bandwidth of orchestral sound and explores all opportunities for interplay among the vocalists, as well. Leoš Janácek’s setting of the Otcenáš, the Lord’s Prayer, is not a conventionally religious work. The Czech composer was more interested in its social aspects than any theological musings. Conductor Leif Segerstam, Chief conductor of ORF Vienna radio Symphony Orchestra from 1975-1983 loved to surprise his public with non-mainstream repertoire. Two of these live recordings are now restored, re-mastered and first time published for the future.  Price: $26.98 |