Sutermeister / Cathomas / Held: Orchestral Works 1 - COMPACT DISCS

Sutermeister / Cathomas / Held: Orchestral Works 1 - COMPACT DISCSTitle: Orchestral Works 1 Artist: Sutermeister Cathomas Held Label: Toccata Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060113444202 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2019 05 03 Number of Discs: 1 Heinrich Sutermeister (1910 95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. The runaway success of his operatic version of Romeo and Juliet in the 1950s it was the most widely produced modern opera after Der Rosenkavalier soon

Title: Orchestral Works 1
Artist: Sutermeister / Cathomas / Held
Label: Toccata
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060113444202
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019-05-03
Number of Discs: 1

Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. The runaway success of his operatic version of Romeo and Juliet - in the 1950s it was the most widely produced modern opera after Der Rosenkavalier - soon spread his reputation far afield, and conductors as prominent as Böhm, Karajan and Sawallisch championed his works. Although his star has waned in the quarter-century since his death, the four orchestral works recorded here - ranging from the dramatic suite he drew from that first Shakespearean operatic success via the easy-going charm of two lighter suites to his deeply felt response to the Swiss landscape - bring a salutary reminder of why his music appeals so directly to it's audiences. This generously filled recording (it's over 87 minutes in length) is the first in a project where Rainer Held will be recording unknown Swiss orchestral repertoire for release on Toccata Classics.

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