{"product_id":"strauss-grigorian-franck-four-last-songs-laws-of-solitude","title":"Asmik Grigorian: Four Last Songs - Laws of Solitude - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFour Last Songs - Laws of Solitude\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eAsmik Grigorian\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eAlpha\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e3701624510520\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2024-02-23\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Singer Asmik Grigorian has chosen to record both versions of Richard Strauss's ultimate masterpiece, composed in 1948: the version with orchestra and the much rarer version with piano. For her, this work is associated with the idea of solitude, but not an unhappy solitude, rather a journey towards infinity: \"Now all my senses long to sink into slumber. And the soul, unguarded, longs to soar up in freedom, so that, in night's magic circle, it may live deeply and a thousandfold.\" writes Hermann Hesse in Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep), the third song in the cycle. For this unique coupling, Asmik is joined by two long-time accomplices: conductor Mikko Franck, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and pianist Markus Hinterhauser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival. The combination of the two versions opens up new sensations: after the well-known abundance of Strauss's orchestration an incredible sensitivity is revealed by the piano version.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Four Last Songs (orchestral version)~1. Frühling \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Four Last Songs (orchestral version)~2. September \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Four Last Songs (orchestral version)~3. Beim schlafengehen \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Four Last Songs (orchestral version)~4. Im Abendrot \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Four Last Songs (piano version)~1. Frühling \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Four Last Songs (piano version)~2. September \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Four Last Songs (piano version)~3. Beim schlafengehen \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Four Last Songs (piano version)~4. Im Abendrot\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Asmik Grigorian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40625911693383,"sku":"44076368","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4405916-3329891.jpg?v=1739706521","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/strauss-grigorian-franck-four-last-songs-laws-of-solitude","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}