Interview
Gijs Leenaars in conversation with Matthew Hunter Christian Thielemann conducts a concert “à la française”
This French programme with conductor Christian Thielemann presents itself as delicate and passionate. Ernest Chausson’s sumptuous song cycle Poème de l’amour et de la mer with mezzo-soprano Sophie Koch is followed by Debussy’s graceful dances for harp and strings. The climax is the peaceful Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, which culminates in a touchingly optimistic vision of the hereafter.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann
Sophie Koch
Marie-Pierre Langlamet
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Christiane Karg
Adrian Eröd
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