PENTATONE releases Tales of song and sadness, featuring Cappella Amsterdam, Daniel Reuss, Frans Brüggen, Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Sour Cream, in November 2024.
A Swan Song For Two Giants Of Dutch Music
Tales of song and sadness is a double tribute commemorating the demise of Frans Brüggen and Louis Andriessen, two giants of Dutch music culture. It contains performances by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century and Cappella Amsterdam, under the direction of Daniel Reuss, as well as contributions by Sour Cream and of course Frans Brüggen. The album also documents the unique entanglement of early and contemporary music pioneers in post-war Netherlands, whose influence stretched far beyond national borders. Centrepiece of this programme is Andriessen’s May, commissioned by the musicians of the orchestra to commemorate the death of Brüggen, eventually turning out to be that composer’s swan song as well. It is flanked by other Andriessen works for choir, orchestra and recorder, respectively, as well as excurses into early music by Josquin des Prez, Thomas Preston, Jacob van Eyck and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
“Study, insight, talent, the appropriate instruments and above all, the right notes, are of course the prerequisites for great music-making. One important parameter not to be underestimated is often overlooked in this enumeration: friendship. This album is the result of many friendships – of the treasured bonds formed over many decades between a composer, conductor, orchestra and a choir.”
Daniel Reuss, director of Cappella Amsterdam & Sieuwert Verster, former director Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
Digital Release Date: 1 NOVEMBER 2024
Physical Release: NOVEMBER 2024
Released as a Standard CD and in digital formats for streaming and high-resolution downloads.
