Nagy/Kriikku/Elts - BRAHMS-GLANERT:FOUR SERIOUS SONGS

This Ondine recording includes a fascinating programme: Luciano Berio's (1925�2003) iconic adaptation of Johannes Brahms' (1833�1897) Clarinet Sonata No. 1 combined with Detlev Glanert's (b. 1960) recent arrangement of Brahms' late vocal masterpiece, Four Serious Songs. Also included is Glanert's new orchestral work Weites Land (2013) written in the spirit of Brahms. This disc includes as its soloists award-winning clarinettist Kari Kriikku and German baritone Michael Nagy. This is the second Ondine release of Estonian conductor Olari Elts together with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.