Nono, Luigi > Cori di Didone

Strauss, Nono, Wagner / Creed, SWR Vokalensemble, et al

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2006-03-03

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Abend ("Senke strahlender Gott!"), song for chorus, Op. 34/1 (TrV 182/1); Hymne ("Jakob! Dein verlorner Sohn"), song for chorus, Op. 34/2 (TrV 182/2); Luigi Nono: Sarà dolce...
Performers: Muller, Thorsten; Nikiforov, Mikhael; Pfeifer, Julius; Schappe, Eva-Maria; Seul, Anna; Steube-Konig, Kerstin; Yudenkov, Alexander
Conductors: Creed, Marcus
Ensemble: ; Les Percussions de Strasbourg

This recording presents three different, utterly contrasting responses to the quest for expression and the solution to the old problem of how to merge text...continue...

Nono: Choral Works / Huber, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2001-06-29

Works: Luigi Nono: Cori di Didone, for chorus & percussion; Da un diario italiano, for 2 choirs; Das atmende Klarsein
Conductors: Huber, Rupert
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Chorus; Stuttgart Radio Chorus

The miracle of Nono's music is the tremendous beauty and intensity he was able to forge using disparate material. The compositions on this disc are...continue...