Heinrich Sutermeister (1910-95) belongs to the generation of Swiss composers after Bloch, Honegger, Martin and Schoeck. His operatic version of Romeo and Juliet soon spread his reputation far afield, and conductors as prominent as Bohm, Karajan and Sawallisch championed his works, although since his death his music has not had the attention it deserves. These four big-boned works - a powerful setting of Boethius, an extract from Romeo und Julia and two sets of moving love-letters from genuine historical figures in Renaissance, Baroque and Enlightenment Germany and Switzerland - attest to the acuity of his ear in balancing voice and large orchestra and confirm his instinct for drama.

Tracklist:

Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Path of Truth
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Temptations
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Violence
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Love
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Glory
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Madness of Time
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~The Consolation of Philosophy
Consolatio philosophiae. Dramatic Scene for High Voice and Orchestra~Prayer
Romeo und Julia~'Ich reise weit' for soprano and string orchestra
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Leidenschaftliche
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Naturphilosoph
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Liebeswahnsinnige
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der BÃ¼rger als Brautigam
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der BÃ¼rger als Ehemann
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Liebe und Tod
Sieben Liebesbriefe for tenor and orchestra~Der Kavalier
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Verlobung
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Hochzeit
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Der Tod
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Die Trennung
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Capriccio
Sechs Liebesbriefe for soprano and orchestra~Cherubino a cavallo

UPC: 5060113446084
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 1.6.23
Format: CD

Sutermeister / Banse / Bruns - V2: Orchestral Works (CD)