Breathe Hera Hyesang Park, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice & Jochen Rieder

• Luke Howard (b. 1978): While You Live:
• 1 Howard: While You Live 04:07
• Henryk Górecki (1933 - 2010): Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs":
• 2 Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": IIa. Lento e Largo – Tranquillissimo "Mamo, nie płacz, nie" 04:33
• 3 Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": IIb. Lento e Largo – Tranquillissimo "Mamo, Mamo, Mamo, Niebios Przeczysta Królowo" 03:32
• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982): Carmina Burana:
• 4 Orff: Carmina Burana: In trutina 02:17
• Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921): Hänsel und Gretel:
• 5 Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel: Abends will ich schlafen gehn 02:46
• Cecilia Livingston (b. 1984): Breath Alone: Paula Modersohn-Becker (Version for 2 Sopranos and Chamber Orchestra):
• 6 Livingston: Breath Alone: Paula Modersohn-Becker (Version for 2 Sopranos and Chamber Orchestra) 07:14
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868): Otello:
• 7 Rossini: Otello: Affettuoso 01:22
• 8 Rossini: Otello: Assisa a’ piè d’un salice 03:39
• 9 Rossini: Otello: Oh Dio! Qual mal strepito è questo! 02:47
• 10 Rossini: Otello: Deh calma, o ciel, nel sonno 02:07
• Bernat Vivancos (b. 1973): Vocal Ice:
• 11 Vivancos: Vocal Ice: I. Doux, austère 01:48
• 12 Vivancos: Vocal Ice: II. Calme, tendre 05:52
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901): Otello:
• 13 Verdi: Otello: Ave Maria, piena di grazia 04:42
• Hyo-Won Woo (b. 1974): Requiem aeternam (Eoi Gari):
• 14 Woo: Requiem aeternam (Eoi Gari) 02:41
• Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Le Cid:
• 15 Massenet: Le Cid: Plus de tourments et plus de peine 01:56
• 16 Massenet: Le Cid: Allez en paix, vous que l’on aime 01:46
• Ave Maria sur la Méditation de Thaïs:
• 17 Massenet: Ave Maria sur la Méditation de Thaïs: Andante religioso "Ave Maria, gratia plena" (Arr. Spindler for Soprano, Choir and Orchestra) 02:34
• 18 Massenet: Ave Maria sur la Méditation de Thaïs: A tempo "Ave Maria, gratia plena" (Arr. Spindler for Soprano, Choir, Violin Solo and Orchestra) 02:28
• Licinio Refice (1883 - 1954): Cecilia:
• 19 Refice: Cecilia: Molto vivo e con fuoco 02:25
• 20 Refice: Cecilia: Grazie, sorelle! 02:09
• 21 Refice: Cecilia: Padre! Ho pregato 04:57
• Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891): Lakmé / Flower Duet:
• 22 Delibes: Lakmé / Flower Duet: Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs 01:07
• 23 Delibes: Lakmé / Flower Duet: Dôme épais le jasmin ... Sous le dôme épais 04:30
• Gioachino Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto / Giusto ciel:
• 24 Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto / Giusto ciel: L'ora fatal s’apressa 02:39
• 25 Rossini: L'assedio di Corinto / Giusto ciel: Giusto ciel, in tal periglio 03:26
• Total Runtime 01:19:24

Info for Breathe

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" will accompany the album release.

Hera Hyesang Park, soprano
Emily D’Angelo, mezzo-soprano (5, 9, 22, 23, 25)
Giovanni Battista Fabris, violin solo (1, 18)
Federico Romano, cello solo (19)
Coro del Teatro Carlo Felice (15–18, 25)
Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice (1–13, 15–25)
Claudio Marino Moretti, chorus master
Jochen Rieder, conductor

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