Hera Hyesang Park – Breathe (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Heras second album for Deutsche Grammophon is the deeply personal result of an existential confrontation of Hera’s with the foundation of her being, resulting in her determination to embrace life: ‘As I contemplated death, I found my soul infused with the magnificence of life. A profound sense of gratitude began to fill my soul’. Presenting operatic favourites by Massenet (‘Meditation’), Delibes (‘Flower Duet’ w/ Emily D’Angelo), Humperdinck (‘Abends wenn ich schlafen geh’) side by side with contemporary works by Luke Howard, Cecilia Livingston, Hyowon Woo and Bernat Vivancos. A spectacular under water shot music video for ‘While you live’ accompanies the album release.

Tracklist:
1-1. Hera Hyesang Park – While You Live (04:06)
1-2. Hera Hyesang Park – IIa. Lento e Largo – Tranquillissimo “Mamo, nie płacz, nie” (04:33)
1-3. Hera Hyesang Park – IIb. Lento e Largo – Tranquillissimo “Mamo, Mamo, Mamo, Niebios Przeczysta Królowo” (03:32)
1-4. Hera Hyesang Park – In trutina (02:16)
1-5. Hera Hyesang Park – Abends will ich schlafen gehn (02:46)
1-6. Hera Hyesang Park – Breath Alone: Paula Modersohn-Becker (Version for 2 Sopranos and Chamber Orchestra) (07:13)
1-7. Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice – Affettuoso (01:21)
1-8. Hera Hyesang Park – Assisa a’ piè d’un salice (03:38)
1-9. Hera Hyesang Park – Oh Dio! Qual mal strepito è questo! (02:46)
1-10. Hera Hyesang Park – Deh calma, o ciel, nel sonno (02:06)
1-11. Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice – I. Doux, austère (01:47)
1-12. Hera Hyesang Park – II. Calme, tendre (05:51)
1-13. Hera Hyesang Park – Ave Maria, piena di grazia (04:41)
1-14. Hera Hyesang Park – Requiem aeternam (Eoi Gari) (02:40)
1-15. Hera Hyesang Park – Plus de tourments et plus de peine (01:55)
1-16. Hera Hyesang Park – Allez en paix, vous que l’on aime (01:45)
1-17. Hera Hyesang Park – Andante religioso “Ave Maria, gratia plena” (Arr. Spindler for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra) (02:33)
1-18. Hera Hyesang Park – A tempo “Ave Maria, gratia plena” (Arr. Spindler for Soprano, Choir, Violin Solo and Orchestra) (02:28)
1-19. Federico Romano – Molto vivo e con fuoco (02:25)
1-20. Hera Hyesang Park – Grazie, sorelle! (02:09)
1-21. Hera Hyesang Park – Padre! Ho pregato (04:57)
1-22. Hera Hyesang Park – Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs (01:06)
1-23. Hera Hyesang Park – Dôme épais le jasmin … Sous le dôme épais (04:29)
1-24. Hera Hyesang Park – L’ora fatal s’apressa (02:38)
1-25. Hera Hyesang Park – Giusto ciel, in tal periglio (03:25)