Rundfunkchor Berlin/Kalitzke - Rudolf Wagner-R�geny: Genesis, Mythological Figures, Orchestral Music with Piano

Despite being inwardly distanced from the Communist regime of his time, Rudolf Wagner-R�geny was considered one of the most distinguished artistic personalities in East Germany. Karl B�hm and Herbert von Karajan were just two of the distinguished conductors to champion his music. Although Wagner-R�geny himself was not regarded as a stylistic pioneer, the way he adopted and blended old and new musical elements gave him a highly individual voice. Genesis (1955/56) is a blend of oratorio and cantata. It was written prior to East Germany�s ambivalent attitude towards the Church, the organisation that represented the strongest opposition to the regime and met with discrimination, mainly during Walter Ulbricht�s tenure as chairman of the Central Committee.