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Salvation is a theme readily enough associated with J.S. Bach, who dedicated his work to the glory of God. It doesn't come to mind as quickly for Shostakovich, but here, in the hands of soprano Dorothee Mields, it seems appropriate. Living under the difficult artistic restrictions of the Soviet state, Shostakovich, one feels here, turned to music as a kind of salvation. The connection between Shostakovich and Bach is well known; Shostakovich admired Bach, played his music every day, and wrote a set of preludes and fugues in all the keys to rival Bach's own. Yet here, the link seems deeper, if rather elusive. Part of the cohesiveness of the program is due to the work of Mields and the G.A.P. Ensemble, both Baroque specialists. It is a bit hard to pin down exactly why, but in Mields' hands, Shostakovich's late Romances on Poems by Aleksandr Blok, Op. 127, comes out sounding a bit like Bach arias. Perhaps the musicians succeed in catching an inward quality common to the two composers. Mields is, of course, excellent in the Bach cantata excerpts here; there is perhaps no other active singer who can communicate the text of a Bach recitative better. The keyboard work of Luca Quintavalle on harpsichord, period organ, and violin is another factor holding things together, and Brilliant Classics' engineers find the perfect location for this project in the Auditori Josep Carreras in Tarragona, Spain. An intriguing release that puts Shostakovich, and even Bach, in a new light.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Albumbeschreibung
Salvation is a theme readily enough associated with J.S. Bach, who dedicated his work to the glory of God. It doesn't come to mind as quickly for Shostakovich, but here, in the hands of soprano Dorothee Mields, it seems appropriate. Living under the difficult artistic restrictions of the Soviet state, Shostakovich, one feels here, turned to music as a kind of salvation. The connection between Shostakovich and Bach is well known; Shostakovich admired Bach, played his music every day, and wrote a set of preludes and fugues in all the keys to rival Bach's own. Yet here, the link seems deeper, if rather elusive. Part of the cohesiveness of the program is due to the work of Mields and the G.A.P. Ensemble, both Baroque specialists. It is a bit hard to pin down exactly why, but in Mields' hands, Shostakovich's late Romances on Poems by Aleksandr Blok, Op. 127, comes out sounding a bit like Bach arias. Perhaps the musicians succeed in catching an inward quality common to the two composers. Mields is, of course, excellent in the Bach cantata excerpts here; there is perhaps no other active singer who can communicate the text of a Bach recitative better. The keyboard work of Luca Quintavalle on harpsichord, period organ, and violin is another factor holding things together, and Brilliant Classics' engineers find the perfect location for this project in the Auditori Josep Carreras in Tarragona, Spain. An intriguing release that puts Shostakovich, and even Bach, in a new light.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:19:09
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: G.A.P. Ensemble Dorothee Mields Luca Quintavalle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Genre: Klassiek
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