Credits:

Iimori Taijiro

Description:

The previous release, "Mahler Symphony No. 9" (FOCD9449/50) - a masterful performance that established Iimori/Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra at the top of their game - received overwhelming praise. The two composers are known for their ambitious programming selections, and this CD features works by two composers who were at the mercy of the Third Reich. R. Strauss, who spent the last years of his life in abject poverty despite serving as president of the Imperial Academy of Music, and Goldschmidt, who was forced to flee to England after being branded as a "decadent" musician. Iimori recalls the turbulent times that inevitably affected his music, and with passionate empathy, he unravels the music of the "paradigm shift". FONTEC