Marke: Christianne Stotijn
Variante: Audio-CD
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PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN Anlässlich ihres 30-jährigen Bestehens fassen die Britten Sinfonia und Thomas Adès ihren gefeierten Beethoven- und Barry-Zyklus als Box zusammen. "Diese Sammlung ist die Frucht von zwei parallelen Leidenschaften. Nachdem ich 20 Jahre lang Gerald Barrys Werke (ur)aufgeführt hatte, wollte ich unbedingt so viel wie möglich davon aufnehmen. Ausserdem hätte ich gerne mit der Britten Sinfonia an den Beethoven-Sinfonien gearbeitet, und plötzlich war die Idee geboren: Warum sollten sich die beiden nicht die Hände reichen?“ (Thomas Adès). Die beiden ergänzen sich tatsächlich ideal! To mark their 30th Anniversary, Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Adès are releasing their acclaimed Beethoven and Barry cycle as a box set. The works were recorded between 2017 and 2019 at Barbican Hall, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton. Thomas Adès: "This collection is the fruit of two parallel passions. After twenty years of performing and often premiering Gerald Barry's works, I was frantic to record as much of it as possible. I had also loved working on Beethoven Symphonies with Britten Sinfonia, and suddenly an idea was born: why not dare the two firebrands to join hands? As soon as this idea took hold, everything fell into place. I believe Ludwig van Beethoven must be treated as a living composer, and I find Gerald's music to be entirely classic. So the two complement each other ideally." Gerald Barry: "Tom Adès decided on this pairing. It startled me. The first record I bought when I was about 13 was Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. We didn't have a record player so all I could do was study the cover and advertisements on the back. I could look and see but not hear. I would take the record out and smell it. I used my nose as a stylus going round and round."
