Othmar Schoeck - Orchestral Songs

[Justin]

Set for release by Schweizer Fonogramm soon. Includes the following:

Nachhall (Reverberation), Op. 70 (1954)
Three Songs by Heine, Op. 4 (1906)
Eight Songs, Op. 17 (1904-09)



https://www.schweizerfonogramm.com/en/cd/nachhall-song-cycles-with-orchestra-by-swiss-late-romantic-othmar-schoeck-1886-1957/

[Alan Howe]

The early songs are particularly toothsome.

[Justin]

Just received my copy and would recommend that everyone give this a try. The three songs by Heinrich Heine are in particular very beautiful, with my favorite being Wo? from 1906. Der frohe Wandersmann from 1904-1909 is a very cheerful work reminiscent of Leo Blech, and Graziella Contratto's orchestral arrangements are vibrant and sound like Schoeck.

Olena Tokar is a passionate singer who knows when to be subtle and solemn as well, and I am looking forward to her performance on the Samson recording.

[adcsound]

Olena is a beautiful person, not at all complicated, an excellent artist who is very easy to work with. We chose her for this production as well as for Samson and I really hope that these recordings will bring her to the attention of a wider audience. She's an artist who deserves to be known.

Below are a few photos from the sessions under my microphones.

[adcsound]

Dear friends,

Schoeck's Lieder Op.17 by Olena will be broadcast on Sunday 10 March at 2 pm - Swiss local time - on the radio station SRF2 Kultur.
https://www.srf.ch/audio/ch-musik/lieder-von-othmar-schoeck-im-orchestergewand?id=12537146

[John Boyer]

You are right, Justin: well worth it.  And "booklet" does not do justice to the documentation; it's a full-fledged hardcover book. 

First-class in every respect!