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0:39 I. Hoffnung 4:32 II. Im Hafen 6:49 III. Im roten Salon 12:20 IV. Unter dem Mond 15:22 V. Testament 19:38 VI. Jänner Chamber Choir and Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet Songbook is not a typical choral work with orchestra. The voices are embedded in the orchestral sound for long passages, and in many places there is a tonal fusion of the voices with the instruments. Songbook is a two-part composition (Songbook I + Songbook II) with songs on texts by Hermann Schneider. Michael Obst is a composer, pianist, and teacher. He began his successful composing career with electronic music and subsequently composed works for music theater, film and concert halls. His experience as a pianist with the Ensemble Modern, enriched his understanding of contemporary music. After 25 fulfilling years of teaching (e.g. as composition professor at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar), he is now excited to once again concentrate on his own composition projects. https://www.michael-obst.com University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: Website: https://www.hfm-weimar.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hfmweimar Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DHklgcx2Fy0uWsrK6G3fw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hfmweimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hfmfranzlisztweimar Concert recording on June 23, 2022 at the Weimarhalle in Weimar

Rachmaninoff composed the Symphonic Dances in 1940 in the USA. Originally intended as ballet music, the Philadelphia Orchestra premiered his last completed work under Eugene Ormandy in 1941. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:42 1st movement 12:46 2nd movement 23:02 3rd movement Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Prof. Nicolás Pasquet University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: Website: https://www.hfm-weimar.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hfmweimar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hfmweimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hfmfranzlisztweimar Recorded live on January 30, 2020 at the Weimarhalle in Weimar

0:35 I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt 12:48 II. Stürmisch bewegt. Mit größter Vehemenz. 27:57 III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell 45:44 IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam. 54:40 V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro – Allegro giocoso. Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet The university orchestra is one of the most excellent orchestras in its category in Germany. In its tradition as Germany's first orchestral school the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar has always paid particular attention to its to its most important young ensembles. For the students of the orchestral instruments, these practical musical experiences are an integral, indispensable of their studies and at the same time serve to prepare them for their later for later professional life. University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: Website: https://www.hfm-weimar.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hfmweimar Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DHklgcx2Fy0uWsrK6G3fw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hfmweimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hfmfranzlisztweimar Concert recording from 2nd February 2023 in the Weimarhalle in Weimar

For the first time in music history, a symphony ends with a slow movement throughout and fades away into nothingness. The outer movements map out origin and return, while the inner movements reflect life – the life of P. I. Tchaikovsky? The introduction opens, like a melancholy life review, with a first theme full of sighing metaphors, driven by restlessness, until it culminates in a yearning song as the second theme: fate, love – and death, because both themes are intertwined with the Russian Orthodox liturgy for the deceased in the development section. Inevitability establishes itself as the motto of the first movement, of the entire symphony. With its sobbing fabric of sound, the final movement, Adagio lamentoso, embraces its spiritual twin, the opening movement. Muted horns usher in the inevitable, a tam-tam stroke and a trombone chorale seal the return to the Office of the Dead. The work fades away, pppp. The University Orchestra is one of the most excellent orchestras in its category in Germany. In its tradition as the first orchestral school in Germany, the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar has always paid special attention to its most important youth ensemble. For students of orchestral instruments, these practical music experiences are an integral and indispensable part of their studies and at the same time serve as preparation for their future professional life. 00:00 - Start 00:30 - I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo – Andante – Moderato mosso - Andante Moderato assai - Allegro vivo – Andante come prima – Andante mosso 18:40 - II. Allegro con grazia 26:49 - III. Allegro molto vivace 35:25 - IV. Finale - Adagio lamentoso University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: Website: https://www.hfm-weimar.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hfmweimar Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5DHklgcx2Fy0 uWsrK6G3fw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hfmweimar YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hfmfranzlisztweimar Concert recording from 7 December 2023 in the Weimarhalle.

Ludwig van Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto in G major was composed between 1805 and 1806. The autograph is lost; however, there is a draft authorised by Beethoven for printing in 1808. Beethoven later produced a version for string quintet and piano. The piano concerto was already performed from 1807 with Beethoven as pianist. Pianist Lovre Marušić celebrated a great success in December 2023: The student of Prof Grigory Gruzman's piano class in Weimar won 2nd prize worth 25,000 euros at the 10th International Beethoven Competition in Bonn. Most recently, he attracted attention in 2021 with a 2nd prize at the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Competition in the USA. With this concert, Lovre Marušić successfully completed his concert exam at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. With this concert, Nicolás Pasquet bid farewell as chief conductor of ‘his’ university orchestra - and as Professor of Orchestral Conducting also to his music academy. For more than 30 years, he had a decisive influence on conducting training in Weimar. Together with the other lecturers at the Institute of Conducting and Opera Coaching, he has trained generations of successful conductors, general music directors, chief conductors and opera coaches. His alumni stand at the podiums of major orchestras throughout Europe, the USA and Canada - in Madrid, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Boston, Montréal, Copenhagen, Budapest, Cologne, Düsseldorf and many more. I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Rondo vivace Lovre Marušić, Klavier Orchestra of the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar Chamber Choir of the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar Rehearsal: Jürgen Puschbeck Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet Concert recording from 20th June 2024 in the Weimarhalle. Follow us: www.hfm-weimar.de www.instagram.com/hfmweimar www.facebook.com/hfmweimar

Maurice Ravel: Suite Nr. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé The Second Suite, published in 1913, is the most popular excerpt from the ballet music for Daphnis et Chloé, which Russian impresario Sergei Diaghilev commissioned from composer Maurice Ravel in 1909. The ballet tells the story of the budding love between two children under the warm Greek sun. Ravel worked on this extraordinary work almost every night, and it was worth it, at least artistically, as it is still being performed around 100 years later. Daphnis and Chloé are two foundlings who are taken in by a shepherd family and fall in love as they grow up. They are accompanied by creatures from Greek mythology, such as nymphs and gods. The setting is the Greek island of Lesbos, which Ravel attempts to portray as a large musical fresco, an idealised reality created from his imagination. Ravel describes his work as a symphonie chorégraphique, consisting of a few motifs that follow a strict plan, developing and varying throughout the suite. With this concert, Nicolás Pasquet bid farewell as chief conductor of ‘his’ university orchestra - and as Professor of Orchestral Conducting also to his music academy. For more than 30 years, he had a decisive influence on conducting training in Weimar. Together with the other lecturers at the Institute of Conducting and Opera Coaching, he has trained generations of successful conductors, general music directors, chief conductors and opera coaches. His alumni stand at the podiums of major orchestras throughout Europe, the USA and Canada - in Madrid, Amsterdam, Salzburg, Boston, Montréal, Copenhagen, Budapest, Cologne, Düsseldorf and many more. Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet Orchestra of the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar Chamber choir of the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar Concert recording from 20 June 2024 in the Weimarhalle. Follow us: www.hfm-weimar.de www.instagram.com/hfmweimar www.facebook.com/hfmweimar

Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Prof. Nicolás Pasquet Further information about the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: www.hfm-weimar.de Recorded on February 7, 2019 at the Weimarhalle, Weimar

Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet The Weimar students taking degrees in orchestral instruments come together in this large orchestra, to dedicate themselves to the treasures and hidden gemstones of music history, in fresh interpretations with youthful drive. - Träumereien, Leidenschaften (Rêveries, Passions) - Ein Ball (Un Bal) - Szene auf dem Lande (Scène aux champs) - Der Gang zum Richtplatz (Marche au supplice) - Hexensabbat (Songe d’une nuit du Sabbat) Recorded on June 2, 2016 at the Weimarhalle, Weimar. More information about the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: www.hfm-weimar.de

0:19 I. Allegro con brio | 7:03 II. Andante con moto | 15:44 III. Scherzo: Allegro | 20:20 IV. Allegro Orchestra of the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar Conductor: Nicolás Pasquet The Weimar students taking degrees in orchestral instruments come together in this large orchestra, to dedicate themselves to the treasures and hidden gemstones of music history, in fresh interpretations with youthful drive. More information about the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar: www.hfm-weimar.de Recorded on February 1, 2018 at the Weimarhalle, Weimar