Release Date: 27 May 2022
Label: Atma Classique
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 722056281324
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
ATMA Classique is pleased to present Richard Strauss / Arvo Part — the label's first recording project with I Musici de Montreal and the ensemble's first album in ten years.
Richard Strauss / Arvo Part is also the first album under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni, who was the ensemble's Music Director until April 2021.
Composed in response to the devastation of World War II, Strauss's Metamorphosen is a major study for 23 soloists and features each of the orchestra's instrumentalists. The piece is paired with Arvo Part's "Los Angeles" Symphony No. 4, a work the composer described as "a bow to the great power of the human spirit and human dignity."
Jean-Marie Zeitouni is one of the brightest conductors of his generation. He is currently principal guest conductor of the Colorado Music Festival (where he served as music director from 2014 to 2018), artistic partner of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and a regular collaborator with the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy and the Opera national de Lorraine. He was also artistic director of I Musici de Montreal and music director of the Columbus Symphony in Ohio.
Founded in 1984 by Yuli Turovsky, I Musici de Montreal Chamber Orchestra is composed of 15 exceptional musicians who bring to life a varied repertoire ranging from the 17th century to the present day. I Musici de Montreal has built a solid reputation thanks to its numerous international tours and 40 recordings.
"I Musici de Montreal throws itself into both the passionate outpourings and the atmospheric stillness, with first rate playing." - BBC Music Magazine
Tracklisting
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
David Jalbert
David Jacques
Soloists; Orchestre classique de Montreal; Alain Trudel
Philip Chiu
Myriam Leblanc; Ensemble Mirabilia
Louise Bessette
Ensemble Caprice
Josef Krips; Various Orchestras
Josef Krips
Atalanta Fugiens Orchestra; Vanni Moretto
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein
Yannick Nezet-Seguin; Orchestre Metropolitain de Montreal
Brussels Philharmonic, Kazushi Ono
Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonie, Friedrich Kleinhapl, Robert Kruzik
Sibylle Mahni; Andreas Spering; Brandenburger Symphoniker
