Search - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bejun Mehta, Nederlands Kamerkoor :: Horizon 7

The seventh release in RCO Live's Horizon series features world premieres recorded during three concert seasons. Magnus Lindberg's sumptuous Era a birthday present from the Concertgebouw to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - dates from the 2012-2013 season. Both Tan Dun's catching double bass concerto The Wolf and Richard Rijnvos's fuoco e fumo about the 1996 destruction by fire of the Venetian opera house La Fenice, are from 2015. The program opens with a recording made in September 2015, when composer George Benjamin himself conducted his beautiful song cycle Dream of the Song. From the press: About fuoco e fumo: "" a refined, wave-like game full of overtone exploring and changing colours. "" Frits van der Waa, Volkskrant ""Era is a magnificent showcase, boasting such euphony that it borders on kitsch. But Lindberg's Era remains captivating."" Frits van der Waa, Volkskrant ""Songs of great beauty by George Benjamin "" Erik Voermans, Het Parool