Cosmos Quartet

Katharina Konradi & Cosmos Quartet – Solitude (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:02:34 minutes | 584 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Berlin Classics

In a diary entry from the year 1827, Robert Schumann writes: Solitude is the intimate encounter with oneself, […], it is an active, thoughtful, creative tranquility, the active state of the soul amidst the body’s passivity. – Solitude is the nursemaid of all great spirits, the mother of heroes, the companion of the poet, the friend of the arts.

In her new album “Solitude,” soprano Katharina Konradi embarks on a musical journey to explore solitude. On this journey, she is accompanied by poets and composers from different time periods. The Cosmos Quartet from Barcelona joins her on her journey. Art songs by composers such as Robert and Clara Schumann, Franz Schubert, and Hugo Wolf, as well as folk songs and French chansons, are waypoints on this journey on which they explore the various facets of solitude together. Miniatures for solo soprano by the Hungarian-French composer György Kurtág serve as transitional elements, providing subtle and sophisticated coherence. Among the special rarities of the recording are the two Catalan songs by the violinist, composer, and conductor Eduard Toldrà.

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