℗ 2021 Challenge Classics
Released | January 14, 2022 |
Duration | 1h 11m 39s |
Record Label | Challenge Classics |
Catalogue No. | CC72887 |
Genre | Classical |
Hello Darkness
Jan Philip Schulze, Olivia Vermeulen
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
1.1
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Lasciatemi Morire
Claudio Monteverdi; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
1:19 | |||
1.2
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Listen Before I Go
Billie Eilish O'Connell; Finneas O'Connell; Finneas and Billie O Connell; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
4:33 | |||
1.3
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Der Tod und das Mädchen Op. 7/3 D. 531
Franz Schubert; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:15 | |||
1.4
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The Curse Of Millhaven
Nick Cave; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
4:49 | |||
1.5
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Der Jüngling und der Tod D. 545
Franz Schubert; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:44 | |||
1.6
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Dance Of The Moon in Santiago
George Crumb; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:02 | |||
1.7
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In Germany Before the War
Randy Newman; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:55 | |||
1.8
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The Crow
Bernhard Lang; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
1:44 | |||
1.9
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Ode an den Mord
Danger Dan; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:23 | |||
1.10
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Charlie Rutlage S. 226
Charles Ives; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:35 | |||
1.11
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Death is Just Around the Corner
Andrew Lippa; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
4:10 | |||
1.12
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The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
John Cage; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:41 | |||
1.13
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Nachtlied Op. 96/1
Robert Schumann; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:02 | |||
1.14
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Zwei Gedichte von Marina Zwetajewa EXPLICIT
Wolfgang Rihm; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
1:56 | |||
1.15
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Zwei Gedichte von Marina Zwetajewa II
Wolfgang Rihm; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
1:17 | |||
1.16
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Urlicht EXPLICIT
Gustav Mahler; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
4:03 | |||
1.17
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Befreit Op. 39/4
Richard Strauss; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
5:03 | |||
1.18
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Extase
Henri Duparc; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:07 | |||
Vier Gesänge Op. 2
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1.19
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I. Aus Dem Schmerz sein Recht
Alban Berg; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:32 | |||
1.20
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II. Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland
Alban Berg; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
0:59 | |||
1.21
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III. Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand
Alban Berg; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
0:57 | |||
1.22
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IV. Warm die Lüfte
Alban Berg; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:29 | |||
1.23
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Als ik dood ben lig ik onder gras
Jan Vermeulen; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
0:35 | |||
from Lieder des Abschieds Op. 14
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1.24
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I. Sterbelied
Erich Wolfgang Korngold; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:35 | |||
1.25
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II. Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen
Erich Wolfgang Korngold; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
2:39 | |||
1.26
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III. Mond, so gehst Du wieder auf
Erich Wolfgang Korngold; Jan Philip Schulze; Olivia Vermeulen |
3:15 |
Dedicating an album to the dark side of the Lied might seem inappropriate in these times of Covid, climate change and refugee crises, but as a mezzo-soprano Olivia has always been drawn to the darker roles in opera, the sad arias in oratorio and the deep laments in song. After our recent recording (‘Dirty Minds’), which focused on ‘la petite mort’, it seemed a natural progression to turn our attention to ‘la grande mort’!
Darkness in the outside world and the inner self has always been – alongside Love – one of the chief themes of vocal music, and compositions and songs about death are legion during every period of musical history. The music on this recording is extremely diverse and we relished the idea of programming songs from different centuries in different styles and genres. We begin with a collection of songs about melancholia, inner abysses, longing for death and murderous lust. But the CD is also rich in songs about comfort and hope, light instead of despair – with lashings of black humour!
Composers down the ages have used innovative approaches to render the theme of death. Chromaticism is used tellingly by Monteverdi and Schubert. Duparc’s sensuous ‘Extase’ (1878), is nothing short of a miniature Liebestod. Korngold and Wolfgang Rihm play with translucent semitone sighs, Schumann’s ‘Nachtlied’ is characterized by hovering harmonies; Strauss and Korngold use late-romantic opulence; while tonality with Charles Ives and Alban Berg begins to lose its hold, while Berg, abandons tonality entirely. John Cage goes a step further and directs the pianist to drum the notes on the lid of a completely closed piano. Randy Newman’s ‘In Germany before the war’ is wreathed in mystery.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Challenge Classics Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.96 -29.34 to -1.06 | -24.27 -52.13 to -18.77 | -20.20 -51.30 to -14.70 | 12 8 to 17 | |
1 | Lasciatemi Morire | -3.29 | -21.92 | -17.4 | 8 |
2 | Listen Before I Go | -16.11 | -37.20 | -35.0 | 14 |
3 | Der Tod und das Mädchen Op. 7/3 D. 531 | -3.28 | -26.59 | -22.7 | 13 |
4 | The Curse Of Millhaven | -1.06 | -21.51 | -15.4 | 12 |
5 | Der Jüngling und der Tod D. 545 | -1.11 | -23.45 | -19.7 | 14 |
6 | Dance Of The Moon in Santiago | -2.09 | -21.73 | -17.9 | 13 |
7 | In Germany Before the War | -2.45 | -23.40 | -19.5 | 13 |
8 | The Crow | -1.10 | -20.16 | -17.5 | 12 |
9 | Ode an den Mord | -4.14 | -25.03 | -21.7 | 13 |
10 | Charlie Rutlage S. 226 | -1.09 | -20.79 | -17.0 | 12 |
11 | Death is Just Around the Corner | -1.18 | -19.91 | -16.6 | 12 |
12 | The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs | -5.92 | -30.22 | -27.2 | 17 |
13 | Nachtlied Op. 96/1 | -2.58 | -22.79 | -18.2 | 11 |
14 | Zwei Gedichte von Marina Zwetajewa | -1.09 | -22.31 | -14.7 | 12 |
15 | Zwei Gedichte von Marina Zwetajewa II | -12.88 | -33.49 | -28.5 | 11 |
16 | Urlicht | -1.10 | -22.67 | -18.0 | 12 |
17 | Befreit Op. 39/4 | -1.09 | -18.77 | -14.8 | 9 |
18 | Extase | -4.38 | -25.19 | -22.4 | 12 |
19 | I. Aus Dem Schmerz sein Recht | -1.10 | -22.14 | -16.5 | 11 |
20 | II. Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland | -1.10 | -19.70 | -15.5 | 10 |
21 | III. Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand | -1.10 | -20.38 | -15.4 | 11 |
22 | IV. Warm die Lüfte | -1.09 | -19.88 | -15.0 | 10 |
23 | Als ik dood ben lig ik onder gras | -29.34 | -52.13 | -51.3 | 11 |
24 | I. Sterbelied | -1.10 | -20.10 | -16.2 | 11 |
25 | II. Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen | -1.09 | -19.96 | -16.0 | 11 |
26 | III. Mond, so gehst Du wieder auf | -1.10 | -19.62 | -15.2 | 10 |