Rundfunkchor-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke - Rudolf Wagner-Régeny: Genesis, Mythological Figures, Orchestral Music with Piano (2020)

Tracklist

01. Genesis: No. 1, Die cœlum terram
02. Genesis: No. 2, Firmamentum
03. Genesis: No. 3, Die fecit aridam et vegetabillia
04. Genesis: No. 4, Luninaria cœli. Solem, lunam, stellas
05. Genesis: No. 5, Pisces et aves
06. Genesis: No. 6, Bestias, jumenta et reptillia
07. Orchestral Music with Piano: I. Heftig, gehämmert
08. Orchestral Music with Piano: II. Einfach, zart
09. Orchestral Music with Piano: IIIa. Freimütig, frisch
10. Orchestral Music with Piano: IIIb. Anmutig bewegt
11. Mythological Figures: I. Ceres
12. Mythological Figures: II. Amphitrite
13. Mythological Figures: III. Diana
14. 5 French Piano Pieces: Parfum No. 1, L'heure bleue
15. 5 French Piano Pieces: Parfum No. 2, Mitsouko
16. 5 French Piano Pieces: Parfum No. 3, Jicky
17. 5 French Piano Pieces: Hommage à la cuisine No. 1, Le coq au vin
18. 5 French Piano Pieces: Hommage à la cuisine No. 2, L'étoile verte



Despite being inwardly distanced from the Communist regime of his time, Rudolf Wagner-Régeny was considered one of the most distinguished artistic personalities in East Germany. Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan were just two of the distinguished conductors to champion his music. Although Wagner-Régeny himself was not regarded as a stylistic pioneer, the way he adopted and blended old and new musical elements gave him a highly individual voice. Genesis (1955/56) is a blend of oratorio and cantata. It was written prior to East Germany’s ambivalent attitude towards the Church, the organisation that represented the strongest opposition to the regime and met with discrimination, mainly during Walter Ulbricht’s tenure as chairman of the Central Committee.

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