COMPOSERS: Zimmermann
LABELS: Philips
WORKS: Canto di speranza; Cello Concerto; Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra; Trumpet Concerto ‘Nobody knows the trouble I see’
PERFORMER: Heinrich Schiff (cello), Heinz Holliger (oboe), Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet); SWF SO Baden-Baden/Michael Gielen
CATALOGUE NO: 434 114-2 Reissue (1993)
In his best works, Bernd Alois Zimmermann interpreted the Zeitgeist of West Germany in the Fifties and Sixties with an oddly persuasive passion. These concertos reflect something of his range: from the 12-note neo-classicism of the Oboe Concerto and the cello concerto, Canto di speranza, to the bold dramatic juxtapositions and piquant lyricism of the second Cello Concerto. Best known, and most idiosyncratic, is the one for trumpet, Nobody knows the trouble I see (it was originally ‘de trouble’): a powerful integration of 12-note writing and a broadly Fifties jazz idiom. Solo performances, in particular – from top-flight virtuosi – are brilliantly executed. Keith Potter
Zimmermann: Canto di speranza; Cello Concerto; Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra; Trumpet Concerto 'Nobody knows the trouble I see'
In his best works, Bernd Alois Zimmermann interpreted the Zeitgeist of West Germany in the Fifties and Sixties with an oddly persuasive passion. These concertos reflect something of his range: from the 12-note neo-classicism of the Oboe Concerto and the cello concerto, Canto di speranza, to the bold dramatic juxtapositions and piquant lyricism of the second Cello Concerto. Best known, and most idiosyncratic, is the one for trumpet, Nobody knows the trouble I see (it was originally ‘de trouble’): a powerful integration of 12-note writing and a broadly Fifties jazz idiom.
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:14 pm