℗ 2020 Ondine
Released | September 4, 2020 |
Duration | 48m 44s |
Record Label | Ondine |
Catalogue No. | ODE1356-2 |
Genre | Classical (Contemporary Era) |
Lieberson: Songs of Love and Sorrow & The Six Realms
Anssi Karttunen, The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu, Gerald Finley
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
The Six Realms
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1.1
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I. The Sorrow of the World
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
3:40 | |||
1.2
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II. The Hell Realm
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:00 | |||
1.3
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III. The Hungry Ghost Realm
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:52 | |||
1.4
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IV. The Animal Realm
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
2:54 | |||
1.5
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V. The Human Realm
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
2:37 | |||
1.6
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VI. The God Realm and the Jealous God Realm
Peter Lieberson; Anssi Karttunen; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:42 | |||
Songs of Love and Sorrow
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1.7
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No. 1, Sonnet XLVI (Live)
Peter Lieberson; Gerald Finley; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
6:03 | |||
1.8
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No. 2, Sonnet XII (Live)
Peter Lieberson; Gerald Finley; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:27 | |||
1.9
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No. 3, Sonnet LII (Live)
Peter Lieberson; Gerald Finley; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:46 | |||
1.10
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No. 4, Sonnet LXIX (Live)
Peter Lieberson; Gerald Finley; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
4:11 | |||
1.11
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No. 5, Sonnet LXXXII (Live)
Peter Lieberson; Gerald Finley; The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu |
6:32 | |||
Digital Booklet
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This new album by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Hannu Lintu is dedicated to works by American composer Peter Lieberson (1946–2011). This album features award-winning bass-baritone Gerald Finley as soloist in Lieberson’s song cycle "Songs of Love and Sorrow" and Lieberson’s close friend Anssi Karttunen as soloist in "The Six Realms" for cello and orchestra.
Lieberson’s "Songs of Love and Sorrow" is a deeply personal work. Lieberson had received a commission in 2005 to write a work for his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. This project was interrupted by Lorraine’s death and soon after also the composer was diagnosed with cancer. The news of being awarded the Grawemeyer Award for his earlier song cycle "Neruda Songs" (2005) encouraged the composer to write another cycle on Neruda’s poetry, "Songs of Love and Sorrow". The work was premiered by Gerald Finley in 2010.
The composer wrote in his program notes: “I suppose that my life story of the past three years is not dissimilar to many others. The basic truths of love and sorrow are, I think, experiences that all of us understand very well. To have one without the other is not likely, but certainly it is our capacity to love that makes this human life so poignant.”
Buddhist religion had played a significant role in Lieberson’s life since the early 1970s. This also had an impact on Lieberson’s compositions. According to Lieberson, “When I started writing music again, my style had changed... There was less sense of struggle... the horizon expanded. It’s as if you had tunnel vision, and then you have panoramic vision. Studying Buddhism also affected my approach to composing [in that] I understand there’s a kind of journey that’s made.”
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Ondine Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -8.81 -14.02 to -6.30 | -30.67 -36.06 to -25.53 | -27.00 -33.40 to -21.20 | 13 11 to 15 | |
1 | I. The Sorrow of the World | -6.30 | -26.96 | -23.1 | 12 |
2 | II. The Hell Realm | -6.30 | -25.53 | -21.2 | 11 |
3 | III. The Hungry Ghost Realm | -7.04 | -31.07 | -28.2 | 13 |
4 | IV. The Animal Realm | -6.31 | -27.18 | -23.8 | 14 |
5 | V. The Human Realm | -14.02 | -36.06 | -33.4 | 13 |
6 | VI. The God Realm and the Jealous God Realm | -6.30 | -25.96 | -21.7 | 11 |
7 | No. 1, Sonnet XLVI (Live) | -12.31 | -33.98 | -30.6 | 13 |
8 | No. 2, Sonnet XII (Live) | -9.65 | -32.47 | -28.7 | 14 |
9 | No. 3, Sonnet LII (Live) | -6.37 | -28.96 | -24.6 | 13 |
10 | No. 4, Sonnet LXIX (Live) | -13.37 | -35.60 | -31.9 | 12 |
11 | No. 5, Sonnet LXXXII (Live) | -8.93 | -33.61 | -29.8 | 15 |