Sonja Leutwyler, Benjamin Engeli & Astrid Leutwyler – Hymne A la beaute (2018) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

The album Hymne à la beauté brings together seldom heard gems of chamber music in the delightful formation of voice, violin and piano — passionately performed by the aspiring and outstanding Swiss artists Sonja Leutwyler, Astrid Leutwyler and Benjamin Engeli, who are among the most versatile musicians of their generation and have long-established reputations within Switzerland and abroad. This programme of discoveries features captivating works by Louis Spohr, Johannes Brahms, Charles Ives, Camille Saint-Saëns, Felix Petyrek, Czeslaw Marek and Ottorino Respighi. On a special commission for this release, the Swiss composer Martin Wettstein has composed the piece Hymne à la beauté (hymn to beauty) for mezzo soprano, violin and piano after a poem by Charles Baudelaire. The music is inspired by the incredible power of beauty, which is part and parcel of this world, giving us meaning and lust for life. At the same time, though, beauty can seduce and ruin people. Lying somewhere between kitsch and madness, beauty waits to be discovered by us.

Tracklist:
01. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 1, Abendfeier
02. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 2, Jagdlied
03. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 3, Töne
04. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 4, Erlkönig
05. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 5, Der Spielmann und seine Geige
06. 6 Deutsche Lieder, Op. 154: No. 6, Abendstille
07. Violons dans le soir
08. Élégie
09. Hymne à la beauté
10. 2 Gesänge, Op. 91: No. 1, Gestillte Sehnsucht
11. 2 Gesänge, Op. 91: No. 2, Geistliches Wiegenlied
12. Sunrise
13. 5 Lenau Lieder, Op. 17: No. 4, Bitte
14. 2 Lieder “Buch der Seele”: No. 1, Spät
15. Il tramonto, P. 101

Personnel:
Sonja Leutwyler, vocals
Astrid Leutwyler, violin
Benjamin Engeli, piano

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