Cvach, Berthold
Before
With "before - Songs Between Love and Death", Quinton Records presents an extraordinary song cycle by Austrian composer Berthold Cvach. Fourteen songs explore the timeless themes of love, transience, farewell, and mortality. Rather than offering simple answers, they invite listeners into profound musical reflections of remarkable emotional depth and artistic intensity. At the heart of the album lies the relationship between love and death- a subject that fascinated Plato in the "Symposium" and remains as compelling today as ever. The settings move between intimate lyricism and dramatic expression, creating a rich dialogue between poetry and music.