Oscar Jockel

Benjamin Appl, Munich Radio Orchestra & Oscar Jockel – Franz Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:52 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BR-Klassik

Time and again, composers – well-known and lesser-known – have arranged Franz Schubert’s piano songs for orchestra. These versions are not in any way intended to cast doubt upon the powerful quality of the originals, they merely place them in a different light, and/or attempt to make them easier to perform on a larger scale – when an art song cannot be performed in an intimate salon or chamber music hall, it can also make an impact in a large concert hall. Baritone Benjamin Appl has compiled nineteen such arrangements from the 19th and 20th centuries for this new CD from BR-KLASSIK. The Münchner Rundfunkorchester, conducted by Oscar Jockel, provides accompaniment that is subtle and in keeping with the work.

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