Britten & Shostakovich: Music based on texts by Michelangelo

Britten & Shostakovich: Music based on texts by Michelangelo (CD)

“The dichotomous combination of old and new makes an intriguing album.”

Label Description: Transcending the barriers of time, two 20-th century composers dialogue with a genius who lived centuries earlier. An immense painter, sculptor, architect, Michelangelo (1475-1564) wrote poetry expressing turmoil, restlessness, personal and professional anger, written in an energetic and passionate language. Both Dimitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten found inspiration in his texts, and by setting them to music they show their own feelings in a highly personal and characteristic way. Read more

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