Sweet Solitude
A playlist bringing together music exploring, evoking or celebrating solitude, as well as works looking forward or back to better times.
- Bach • Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 • III. SarabandePartita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
III. SarabandeJames Ehnes (Violin)Remastered1999 - 2000, Quebec, Église St-Augustin (Mirabel (Quebec)) - Liszt • Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wanderers Nachtlied II) S 306 • Über allen Gipfeln ist RuhÜber allen Gipfeln ist Ruh (Wanderers Nachtlied II) S 306
Über allen Gipfeln ist RuhBrigitte Fassbaender (Alto), Irwin Gage (Piano)℗ 1987 - Sibelius • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op. 47 • II. Adagio di moltoConcerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor op. 47
II. Adagio di moltoEmmanuel Tjeknavorian (Violin), Pablo González
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt℗ 2020 - Purcell • O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice Z 406 • O solitude, my sweetest choiceO Solitude, My Sweetest Choice Z 406
O solitude, my sweetest choiceAndreas Scholl (Countertenor), Stefano Montanari
Accademia Bizantina℗ 2010 - Bach • Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 • V. ChaconnePartita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004
V. ChaconneThomas Zehetmair (Violin)2016, St. Gerold, Propstei St. Gerold - Hart • Choice Ayres & Songs • Adieu to the pleasuresChoice Ayres & Songs
Adieu to the pleasuresLucile Richardot (Mezzo-soprano), Sébastien Daucé
Ensemble Correspondances℗ 2017 - Telemann • Fantasias for Solo Violin TWV 40:14-25 • Fantasia No. 8 in E Major TWV 40:21 • Fantasia No. 8 in E Major TWV 40:21
- Piatti • Caprices for Solo Violoncello op. 25 • 2. Andante religiosoCaprices for Solo Violoncello op. 25
2. Andante religiosoSoo Bae (Violoncello)September 2008, Newmarket, St. John Chrysostom Church - Ellington • (In My) Solitude (1934) (Arr. for String Orchestra)(In My) Solitude (1934) (Arr. for String Orchestra)Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony OrchestraJanuary 1992, Detroit, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall
- Telemann • Fantasias for Solo Violin TWV 40:14-25 • Fantasia No. 12 in A minor TWV 40:25 • Fantasia No. 12 in A minor TWV 40:25Fantasias for Solo Violin TWV 40:14-25
Fantasia No. 12 in A minor TWV 40:25 • Fantasia No. 12 in A minor TWV 40:25Augustin Hadelich (Violin)2007, Newmarket, St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket - Duport • Études for Violoncello • No. 8 in D Major. Adagio cantabileÉtudes for Violoncello
No. 8 in D Major. Adagio cantabileAntônio Meneses (Violoncello)June 2014, Somerset, St Peter’s, Evercreech - Sibelius • Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn (Alone in the Depths of the Forests) JS 72 • Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn går jag enslig stigEnsam i dunkla skogarnas famn (Alone in the Depths of the Forests) JS 72
Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn går jag enslig stigAstrid Riska, Jubilate Choir℗ 2015 - Dubuisson • Suite en re mineur • V. Sarabande grave
- Vladigerov • Four Pieces op. 10 (1920) (Version for Orchestra) • 3. SolitudeFour Pieces op. 10 (1920) (Version for Orchestra)
3. SolitudeAlexander Vladigerov, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra℗ 2022, Sofia, Balkanton - Saariaho • Frises (2011) • IV. Frise grise
- Bach • Suite for Solo Violoncello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009 • IV. SarabandeSuite for Solo Violoncello No. 3 in C major BWV 1009
IV. SarabandeAlisa Weilerstein (Violoncello)2019, Berlin, Teldex Studio - Bartók • Sonata for Solo Violin BB 124 Sz. 117 (1944) • III. Melodia. Adagio
- Scriabin • Prélude and Nocturne for the Left Hand op. 9 • 1. Prélude in C sharp minor (Andante)Prélude and Nocturne for the Left Hand op. 9
1. Prélude in C sharp minor (Andante)Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)℗ 2018 - Rameau • Les Paladins RCT 51: 'Triste séjour, Solitude ennuyeuse' (Argie, Act I) • Triste séjour, Solitude ennuyeuseLes Paladins RCT 51: 'Triste séjour, Solitude ennuyeuse' (Argie, Act I)
Triste séjour, Solitude ennuyeuseVéronique Gens (Soprano), Christophe Rousset
Les Talens Lyriques℗ 2009 - Sculthorpe • Requiem for 'cello alone' • VI. Lux aeterna
- Halvorsen • La melancolie (after In Moments of Solitude by O.B. Bull) • I. La melancolie (after In Moments of Solitude by O.B. Bull)La melancolie (after In Moments of Solitude by O.B. Bull)
I. La melancolie (after In Moments of Solitude by O.B. Bull)Melina Mandozzi (Violin), Neeme Järvi
Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester2009, Bergen, Grieghallen Bergen - Valen • Ode to solitude for Orchestra op. 35 (1939)Ode to solitude for Orchestra op. 35 (1939)Christian Eggen, Stavanger SymfoniorkesterMay 2006, Stavanger, Stavanger Concert Hall
- Harbison • Four Songs of Solitude (1985) • Song 4Four Songs of Solitude (1985)
Song 4Spectrum Concerts Berlin
Janine Jansen (Violin)September 2002, Berlin, Teldec Studio Berlin - Ornstein • Solitude • I. Solitude
- Bach • Suite for Solo Violoncello No. 4 in E flat major BWV 1010 • IV. SarabandeSuite for Solo Violoncello No. 4 in E flat major BWV 1010
IV. SarabandeDavid Watkin (Violoncello)2013, Edinburgh, Scotland - Schubert • Heimweh (Oft in einsam stillen Stunden) D 456 • Oft in einsam stillen StundenHeimweh (Oft in einsam stillen Stunden) D 456
Oft in einsam stillen StundenAnna Lucia Richter (Soprano), Gerold Huber (Piano)May 2018, Hilversum, MCO, Studio 1 - Liszt • Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam S 309 • Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsamEin Fichtenbaum steht einsam S 309
Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsamMatthew Rose (Baritone), Iain Burnside (Piano)℗ 2009 - Telemann • Fantasias for Solo Viola da gamba TWV 40:26-37 • Fantasia No. 3 in E minor TWV 40:28 • I. LargoFantasias for Solo Viola da gamba TWV 40:26-37
Fantasia No. 3 in E minor TWV 40:28 • I. LargoPaolo Pandolfo (Viola da Gamba)℗ 2017 - Telemann • Fantasias for Solo Viola da gamba TWV 40:26-37 • Fantasia No. 11 in D minor TWV 40:36Fantasias for Solo Viola da gamba TWV 40:26-37
Fantasia No. 11 in D minor TWV 40:36Simone Eckert (Viola da Gamba)2017, Bremen, Sendesaal Bremen - Pärt • Für Alina (1976) • Ruhig, erhaben, in sich hineinhorchendFür Alina (1976)
Ruhig, erhaben, in sich hineinhorchendCordelia Williams (Piano)January 2018, Southampton, Turner Sims - Weber • Preciosa op. 78 J. 279: 'Einsam bin ich nicht alleine' (Preciosa, Act II) • Einsam bin ich nicht alleinePreciosa op. 78 J. 279: 'Einsam bin ich nicht alleine' (Preciosa, Act II)
Einsam bin ich nicht alleinePeter Schreier (Tenor), Konrad Ragossnig (Guitar)℗ 1978 - Schubert • Harfenspieler (Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt) (First setting) D 325 • Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibtHarfenspieler (Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt) (First setting) D 325
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibtWolfgang Holzmair (Baritone), Gérard Wyss (Piano)℗ 2003 - Ligeti • Magány (Solitude) for Chorus (1946) • Molto moderato, poco rubatoMagány (Solitude) for Chorus (1946)
Molto moderato, poco rubatoTerry Edwards, London Sinfonietta Voices℗ 1996, Gütersloh, Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Isselhorst - Biber • Sonata di Rosa (Rosary Sonatas) “Mystery Sonatas” • Passacaglia in G minor for Solo Violin C 105 "The Guardian Angel" • Passagalia – Adagio – AllegroSonata di Rosa (Rosary Sonatas)
Passacaglia in G minor for Solo Violin C 105 "The Guardian Angel" • Passagalia – Adagio – AllegroRosanne Philippens (Violin)2018, Renswoude, Dutch Reformed Church (Renswoude) - Kurtág • Jelek, játékok és üzenetek (Signs, Games and Messages) for Solo Viola (1998–2005) • Panaszos nóta (Plaintive Song)
- Schubert • Wandrers Nachtlied (Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh) op. 96/3 D 768 • Über allen Gipfeln ist RuhWandrers Nachtlied (Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh) op. 96/3 D 768
Über allen Gipfeln ist RuhRudolf Jansen (Piano), Andreas Schmidt (Bass)℗ 2003 - Jarrett • Munich 2016 • Somewhere Over the Rainbow