Festival - Classical Music in Switzerland [13 CDs]

Traditionally, Switzerland has an important and impressive heritage regarding festivals for classical music, among them the famous Lucerne Festival, rooting back to the so-called "Concert de Gala" in the gardens of Richard Wagner's villa at Tribschen in 1938 conducted by Arturo Toscanini. This release features the fascinating variety and the many facets of the classical festival scene in Switzerland. The selection of the works takes the importance of big names and well known works into account, but also presents modern or even avant-garde approaches or less well known chamber music works. The world’s leading orchestras, conductors and soloists, outstanding concert venues like the KKL Culture and Convention Centre by the renowned architect Jean Nouvel in Lucerne, a breathtaking landscape: there are many reasons for falling in love with the Swiss music festivals. The Swiss festivals now draw more than 500,000 classical music enthusiasts to the shores of Lake Lucerne or the Verbier mountains every year. And the numbers of visitors is growing from year to year. With this release, you will understand why.DISC 1 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 Francesco Piemontesi, pianoChamber Orchestra of Europe / Roger Norrington, conductorMozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-Flat Major, K. 543 Francesco Piemontesi, pianoLe Cercle de L'Harmonie / Jérémie Rhorer, conductorDISC 2 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551, "Jupiter" Le Cercle de L'Harmonie / Jérémie Rhorer, conductorDISC 3 Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47 Schumann QuartettCHAARTS Chamber Artists Felix Froschhammer, concert masterKancheli: Chiaroscuro for Violin and Orchestra Sebastian Bohren, violinCHAARTS Chamber ArtistsAndreas Fleck, conductorSchumann:Dein Angesicht, Op. 127 No. 2 Lehn' deine Wang' an meine Wang', Op. 142 No. 2 Es leuchtet meine Liebe, Op. 127 No. 3 Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op. 142 No. 4 Ian Bostridge, tenorSaskia Giorgini, pianoRalph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge: V. Bredon Hill Ian Bostridge, tenorCasal QuartettPurcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: O Let Me Weep Regula Mühlemann, sopranoRobin Müller, violinCHAARTS Chamber ArtistsDISC 4 Brahms: Piano Trio No.1, Op. 8 Jonian-Ilias Kadesha, violinVashti Hunter, celloJoonas Ahonen, pianoBlum: Luzerner Kreisel Silke Gäng, mezzo-sopranoOliwia Grabowska, pianoGesualdo: Madrigals, Libro 6: II. Beltà poi che t'assenti Davos Festival KammerchorDalbavie: Palimpseste für Flöte, Klarinette, Violine, Viola, Violoncello und Klavier Àgnes Vass, fluteJoonas Ahonen, pianoDickkopf: Paris Davos Festival Männerchor DISC 5 Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Lily Francis, violinFestival Orchestra / Willem de Bordes, conductorEnescu: Romanian Rhapsodies, Op. 11: No. 1 in A Major Jonian-Ilias Kadesha, violinFestival Orchestra / Daniel Bard, concert masterDISC 6 Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost" Candida Thompson, violinXenia Jankovic, celloPaolo Giacometti, pianoEnescu: Octet in C Major, Op. 7 Daniel Bard, violinDISC 7 Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 Britten: Hymn to St. CaeciliaGabrieli Consort & PlayersPaul McCreesh, conductorDISC 8 Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 Elgar: They Are at RestGabrieli Consort & PlayersPaul McCreesh, conductorDISC 9 Haydn: Symphony No. 6 in D Major, Hob. I:6 "Le Matin" CHAARTS Chamber Artists Gregory Ahss, concert masterSollima: Fecit Neap 17Giovanni Sollima, celloCHAARTS Chamber Artists Gregory Ahss, concert masterSchönberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Felix Froschhammer, violinGregory Ahss, violinLawrence Power, violaRazvan Popovici, violaMaximilian Hornung, celloAndreas Fleck, cello DISC 10 Webern: Sechs Stücke für großes Orchester, Op. 6 Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy / Susanna Mälkki, conductor Neuwirth: Trurliade - Zone ZeroVictor Hanna, percussionOrchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy / Susanna Mälkki, conductor Rihm: Gruss-Moment für Pierre BoulezLigeti: San Francisco PolyphonyOrchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy / Matthias Pintscher, conductorDISC 11 Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79 Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op 40 Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 Bloch: From Jewish Life, IEB 6Sol Gabetta, violinBertrand Chamayou, pianoDISC 12 Mahler: Symphony No. 5 UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra / James Levine, conductorDISC 13 Bach: Concerto for 4 Keyboards in A Minor, BWV 1065 Martha Argerich, pianoEvgeny Kissin, pianoJames Levine, pianoMikhail Pletnev, pianoHaydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88 Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra / András Schiff, conductorRachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 Lynn Harrell, celloYuja Wang, pianoYsaye: Sonata for 2 Violins in A Minor, Op. posth.Joshua Bell, violinLeonidas Kavakos, violin