Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Johannes Kalitzke
Boris Blacher passed on hallmarks of his own music to many of his students, including Gottfried von Einem, Aribert Reimann and Isang Yun: a pronounced dance-like energy, lyrical melodies, orchestral sparkle, and subtlety of instrumentation. Blacher wrote a large number of ballets, and Poème clearly exemplifies how the idea of movement plays a central role even in his absolute music. Faced with the Nazi cultural restrictions of his time, it's surprising how Blacher continued to tread his own musical path in major works, a beneficiary perhaps of a lack of total unity among the authority's ranks of censors.
This is a supremely entertaining piece, and much too short at just under nine minutes. There's a magical moment just before the end where a widescreen string melody soars over punchy brass chords. It's brilliant, and one of the best tunes you’ll hear this year.
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