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This album of three very different song cycles comes from a live 2012 recording Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená made with the Berlin Philharmonic, led by Simon Rattle. It's a hugely successful recording by one the most multifaceted, expressive, and distinctive mezzo-sopranos of her time. From the first notes of Dvorák's Biblical Songs, Kozená warm, limpid voice and lyrical phrasing envelop the listener. The Biblical Songs are relatively reserved, understated settings of selections from Psalms that highlight the deeply personal, passionate interior focus the singer is capable of evoking. The songs may not be overtly showy, but they put Kozená's dark amber tone and the velvety seamlessness of her delivery on full display. Ravel's Shéhérazade and Mahler's Rückert Lieder on the other hand give Kozená the opportunity to cut loose and soar ecstatically over the orchestra. In the Ravel she sings with an appropriately Gallic transparency. She brings a sound to the Mahler that is both solid and refined and there are many moments, such as at the ending of "Um Mitternacht" where her voice has a shimmering radiance. The three cycles are stylistically diverse but heartfelt emotion is at the root of each of them, and Kozená gives voice to those passions with nuanced tonal coloring and musically varied delivery. Her singing is matched by the lustrous playing of the Berlin Philharmonic. Rattle is a sympathetic collaborator and is acutely sensitive to the give and take between singer and orchestra, particularly in the sensuous rhythmic fluidity and timbral translucence of the Ravel. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is so clean, present, and well-balanced that it could easily be mistaken for a studio recording.
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Biblical Songs, Op. 99 - Orchestrated By Vilém Zemánek (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Biblical Songs, Op. 99 -Orchestrated By Vilém Zemánek (Antonín Dvořák)
Antonín Dvorák, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Bible, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer - Vilem Zemanek, Arranger, Orchestrator - Angelika Meissner, Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Shéhérazade, M.41 (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Klingsor, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Klingsor, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tristan Klingsor, Author - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rückert-Lieder - Orchestrated by Max Puttmann (Gustav Mahler)
Gustav Mahler, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Rückert, Author - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Max Puttmann, Arranger, Orchestrator
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rückert-Lieder (Gustav Mahler)
Gustav Mahler, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Rückert, Author - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gustav Mahler, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Rückert, Author - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gustav Mahler, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Rückert, Author - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Gustav Mahler, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Rückert, Author - Arend Prohmann, Producer, Recording Producer - Magdalena Kozená, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dr. Alexander Buhr, Producer, Executive Producer - Angelika Meissner, Producer, Executive Producer - Kai Mielisch, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Klaus-Peter Gross, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Album review
This album of three very different song cycles comes from a live 2012 recording Czech mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozená made with the Berlin Philharmonic, led by Simon Rattle. It's a hugely successful recording by one the most multifaceted, expressive, and distinctive mezzo-sopranos of her time. From the first notes of Dvorák's Biblical Songs, Kozená warm, limpid voice and lyrical phrasing envelop the listener. The Biblical Songs are relatively reserved, understated settings of selections from Psalms that highlight the deeply personal, passionate interior focus the singer is capable of evoking. The songs may not be overtly showy, but they put Kozená's dark amber tone and the velvety seamlessness of her delivery on full display. Ravel's Shéhérazade and Mahler's Rückert Lieder on the other hand give Kozená the opportunity to cut loose and soar ecstatically over the orchestra. In the Ravel she sings with an appropriately Gallic transparency. She brings a sound to the Mahler that is both solid and refined and there are many moments, such as at the ending of "Um Mitternacht" where her voice has a shimmering radiance. The three cycles are stylistically diverse but heartfelt emotion is at the root of each of them, and Kozená gives voice to those passions with nuanced tonal coloring and musically varied delivery. Her singing is matched by the lustrous playing of the Berlin Philharmonic. Rattle is a sympathetic collaborator and is acutely sensitive to the give and take between singer and orchestra, particularly in the sensuous rhythmic fluidity and timbral translucence of the Ravel. Deutsche Grammophon's sound is so clean, present, and well-balanced that it could easily be mistaken for a studio recording.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:00
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Magdalena Kožená Berliner Philharmoniker Sir Simon Rattle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Classical
© 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2012 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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