IDAGIO | Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra | Kent Nagano | Schubert, Webern, Mahler 4025438081168

Featuring

Kent Nagano
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Franz Schubert
Anton Webern

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Recording & Production

The album features the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra exploring the fascinating 'in-between realm' of chamber music and symphony, a style of performance that is unfortunately not often heard today.

Historical Context

The album highlights a historical period when chamber music and symphonic music were not distinctly separate genres, a distinction that only emerged in the 19th century as orchestras grew and concert halls became larger.

Composer Biography

Gustav Mahler, who orchestrated Schubert's 'Death and the Maiden' for this album, significantly influenced the music scene in Hamburg as a composer and music director in the late 19th century.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album explores the transition from Romanticism to modernity, viewing Schubert's music as the foundation for this shift, and Mahler's and Webern's orchestrations as a way to gauge this transition.

Interpretation

The album features two well-known chamber works by Franz Schubert and a string quartet by Anton Webern, with Schubert's works arranged for orchestra by Gustav Mahler and Anton Webern, respectively.

Performer Biography

The Philharmonic State Orchestra is Hamburg's largest and oldest orchestra, with a history of performing Philharmonic concerts since 1828 and being the orchestra for musical theatre in Hamburg since 1678.

Performer Biography

Kent Nagano, the conductor, has been Hamburg's General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic State Orchestra and Hamburg State Opera since 2015, and was appointed Honorary Conductor in 2023.