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Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba - Kaljuste

Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba - Kaljuste

2L  2L-084-SABD (2 discs)

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Opera


Ståle Kleiberg: David and Bathsheba

Anna Einarsson (mezzo soprano)
Johannes Weisser (baritone)
Nils Harald Sødal (tenor)
Fredrik Akselberg (tenor)
Lars Johansson Brissman (bass)
Trondheim Symphony Vocal Ensemble
Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)


The Biblical story of David and Bathsheba has a lot of present-day relevance. In this story, individual emotions interact with political actions and their consequences. Fundamental ethical questions are thus being raised, on the macro- as well as the microlevel. And not least, the story illustrates how these two levels may be connected.

This is certainly also the case in Ståle Kleiberg's opera-oratorio "David and Bathsheba", where form and content embody the multi-layered complexity that makes up a great work of art. Yet the music is highly communicative, speaking to a broad audience in a direct and immediate way.

From the opening bars, Kleiberg's music establishes a very particular orchestral and harmonic colour, one effect of which is to ’place’ the events beyond our reach. It would be trivial to describe this distancing of the action as a mode of exoticism, but there is nonetheless a whiff of the East about the tone of the work, evocative of the time and a distant place. This is anything but a retreat into some oneiric fantasy world, removed from our contemporary reality. Rather the remoteness of the setting, together with Kleiberg's non-naturalistic approach to the drama, gives the work something of the character of myth. This enables it to speak to us as all myths speak to us, of deeper truths.

The present recording is a successor of 2L's Grammy-nominated release from 2009, Treble and Bass: Concertos by Ståle Kleiberg. Like the previous disc, the present one has been made in close cooperation with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, this time conducted by Estonian maestro Tõnu Kaljuste.

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Recording date: August 2011
Location: Frikirken, Trondheim, Norway

Recording Producer and Balance Engineer: Morten Lindberg
Recording Technician: Beatrice Johannessen
Editing: Jørn Simenstad
Mix and Mastering: Morten Lindberg
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  • 2.0 LPCM 24bit/192kHz
  • 5.1 DTS HD MA 24bit/192kHz
  • 7.1 DTS HD MA 24bit/96kHz
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Comment by Marcus DiBenedetto - January 2, 2021 (1 of 1)

Sometimes you listen to music again and discover how much you like it. Today, I'm listening to Kleiberg's David and Bathsheba in multi channel (SACD). 2L produced so you know the recording is superb. Vocalists are clear and powerful. The chorus gives the music fullness. Kleiberg is never afraid of bass. The recording includes both bass instruments and soloists. It was released on both Blu-Ray and SACD and I'm not sure if it is still available. But, head over to Amazon to listen to the streaming version to determine if you like this opera/oratorio. Aside from the singing, the orchestra does an outstanding presentation.

Marcus
Las Vegas, NV

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SA-CD + BD