Title: Silent Song Artist: Silvestrov / Grimaud / Krimmel Label: Deutsche Grammophon Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 028948641048 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2023-04-14 Number of Discs: 1
Nearly twenty years have passed since HelÅ ne Grimaud first encountered Valentin Silvestrov's Silent Songs. She has finally found a partner to perform these songs with in the sensational young baritone Konstantin Krimmel. HelÅ ne explains, "It's music I find very touching in it's honest and transparency. It's poetic. It's not pretending to be anything and has a very special color and texture."
Tracks: 1.1 Silent Songs~Song can heal the ailing spirit 1.2 Silent Songs~There were storms and tempests 1.3 Silent Songs~La Belle Dame sans Merci 1.4 Silent Songs~O melancholy time! Delight for eyes! (excerpt from 'Autumn') 1.5 Silent Songs~Farewell, O World, Farewell, O earth (excerpt from 'The Dream') 1.6 Silent Songs~I will tell you with complete directness 1.7 Silent Songs~Here's health to thee, Mary 1.8 Silent Songs~Winter Journey 1.9 Silent Songs~The Isle 1.10 Silent Songs~Autumn Song 1.11 Silent Songs~Swamps and marshes 1.12 Silent Songs~Winter Evening
