{"product_id":"im-wachen-traume-schumann-reimann-byrd-pierini-purcell","title":"Im wachen Traume - Schumann \/ Reimann, Byrd \/ Pierini, Purcell","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed after a lyric from the first piece in Schumann's \u003cem\u003eFrauenliebe und Leben\u003c\/em\u003e song cycle, the Delian Quartett's programme of \u003cem\u003eIm wachen Traume\u003c\/em\u003e combines said cycle - in a new arrangement for soprano and string quartet by the late Aribert Reimann - with music by Renaissance composer William Byrd and Baroque composer Henry Purcell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost of the music appears in world premiere recordings here. The earlier English repertory bookends the album, framing \u003cem\u003eFrauenliebe und Leben\u003c\/em\u003e in a thematic embrace and, as the quartet's violinist Andreas Moscho puts it, \"in dazzling harmonies, that colour the musical span from the bliss of the moment to the end of things\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClaudia Barainsky, one of the foremost interpreters of Reimann's music, is a striking presence throughout the programme and especially expressive in the Schumann cycle, delivering the music with conviction and a keen sense for the text's emotional delivery. The majority of the Byrd and Purcell pieces appear in reworked versions by Italian composer Stefano Pierini.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440776843595,"sku":"2202066","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/0028948758753_f16c8c6b_thumbnail_4096.webp?v=1726967224","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/im-wachen-traume-schumann-reimann-byrd-pierini-purcell","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}