hector berlioz joachim bissmeier herbert lippert geert smits wiener singakademie orf vienna radio symphony orchestra michael gielen lelio cd album rm Blues Rock his Beethoven and Brahms readings

his Beethoven and Brahms readings provoke and illuminate

balancing acoustic simplicity with poetic sophistication

Trois Mélodies

Bleib No Da 3:48

the recorded legacy of Kertész's Mozart interpretations has only grown more valued—essential documents of one conductor's profound vision

hector berlioz joachim bissmeier herbert lippert geert smits wiener singakademie orf vienna radio symphony orchestra michael gielen lelio cd album rm Blues Rock his Beethoven and Brahms readingsHector Berlioz's "Llio" is a dramatic monodrama scored for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestraa work that sits somewhere between concert piece and opera, bursting with Romantic excess and genuine invention. This 2021 Orfeo recording features the Vienna forces under the guidance of Michael Gielen, with soloists Joachim Bimeier and Herbert Lippert joining the Wiener Singakademie and ORF Radio Symphonieorchester. Berlioz wrote this as a companion to his