Album insights
In celebration of Franz Schreker's 145th birthday in 2023, the early 20th-century repertoire expert Christoph Eschenbach will present a collection of the composer's orchestral works and songs alongside the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. This double album features renowned pieces such as the "Night Piece," an instrumental intermezzo from the opera "Der Ferne Klang," which brought Schreker overnight fame, as well as the beloved "Viennese-style Slow Waltz" and other orchestral compositions. Eschenbach, accompanied by soprano Chen Reiss and baritone Matthias Goerne, delves into the seldom-performed gems of Schreker's song repertoire, including the song cycle "Five Songs" with texts by Austrian poet Edith Ronsperger and "Of Eternal Life" based on poems by American writer Walt Whitman. Rich with luscious late-Romantic music, this album promises a captivating exploration of the enchanting sounds of distant and utopian realms.