San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas - Tilson Thomas: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke (2020) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: Instrumental Intro
02. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: "I hope I shall be able to confide..."
03. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: "It's an odd idea..."
04. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 1: "There is a saying..."
05. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 2: "Dear Kitty. So much has happened..."
06. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 2: "Daddy began to tell us..."
07. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 2: "I feel wicked sleeping in a warm bed..."
08. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 2: Instrumental
09. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 3: "Dear Kitty!!!..."
10. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 3: "I believe that it's spring..."
11. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 3: "Do you gather a bit of what I mean?..."
12. From the Diary of Anne Frank, Pt. 3: "I want to go on living..."
13. Meditations on Rilke: Herbsttag
14. Meditations on Rilke: Ich lebe mein Leben in wachsenden Ringen
15. Meditations on Rilke: Das Lied des Trinkers
16. Meditations on Rilke: Immer wieder
17. Meditations on Rilke: Imaginärer Lebenslauf
18. Meditations on Rilke: Herbst

In celebration of Michael Tilson Thomas’ 25th and final year as Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony, SFS Media presents the premiere recordings of MTT’s most recent compositions for voice and orchestra. MTT’s From the Diary of Anne Frank and Meditations on Rilke feature narrator Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny. Inspired by and based on the words and compassionate spirit of Anne Frank, From the Diary of Anne Frank opens with a flourish and culminates in a solemn yet hopeful vision for the future. Meditations on Rilke takes listeners on an emotional and evocative journey befitting the lyrical sweep of Rainer Maria Rilke’s poems. This album will be available June 19, 2020 in studio master-quality double SACD set, as a digital download, and via streaming.

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