Henze: Being Beauteous; Britten Les Illuminations; Castiglioni: Terzina; Szymanowski / Anu Komsi, soprano

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Album Summary

Performer

• Anu Komsi

Conductor

• Kangas, Juha

Ensemble

• Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Composers

• Hans Werner Henze (1926 - 2012)
• Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937)
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• Niccolò Castiglioni (1932 - 1996)

Notes & Reviews:

Finnish soprano Anu Komsi is equally at home on both opera and concert stages where she has appeared regularly all over Europe and the United States. Her repertoire encompasses more than 40 operatic roles and she has been praised by the press for her "pyrotechnic grace."

American Record Guide, November/December 2012
This is music worth taking a chance on. You may not come over to the dark side, but you will be stunned into awe by music and performance. Texts and translations.

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Works Details

Britten, Benjamin : Les Illuminations

• Performer: Anu Komsi
• Conductor: Juha Kangas
• Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 22 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1939

Henze, Hans Werner : Being Beauteous

• Performer: Anu Komsi
• Running Time: 14 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1963

Schoenberg, Arnold : Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20

• Performer: Anu Komsi
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 12/1911

Niccolò Castiglioni (1932 - 1996) : Terzina, for voice & ensemble

• Performer: Anu Komsi
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1992-1996

Szymanowski, Karol : Slopiwenie, songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 46bis, M51

• Performer: Anu Komsi
• Running Time: 10 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1921