Kurt Weill's Das Berliner Requiem was commissioned by Radio Frankfurt and is a secular Mass for the dead, based on poems by Bertolt Brecht.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Darius Milhaud, a French composer and member of the Groupe des Six, aimed to create artless and playful music, rejecting French Impressionism and German Romanticism.
Composer Biography
Paul Hindemith, a German composer, was a radical figure in post-WWI Germany, known for introducing the concept of Gebrauchsmusik (music for use) or Sing-und-Spielmusik (music to sing and play).
Critical Reception
Stravinsky's Octet, despite its later influence, received a lukewarm response at its premiere, as audiences expected something more primitive after his earlier scandalous works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Igor Stravinsky, whose Octet is featured on this album, believed music's sole purpose was to establish order in things.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Kurt Weill, a German composer, rejected the distinction between 'serious' and 'light' music, stating, 'There is only good and bad music.'
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in September 2007 at Jezuïetenkerk, Heverlee, Belgium.
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