The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its Music Director Rafael Payare extend their Pentatone discography with a recording of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben and Gustav Mahler’s Rückert-Lieder, sung by star soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The pairing of works may seem odd at first, with Strauss at his most exuberant and Mahler at his most introspective. They share, however, a deeply personal and autobiographical approach by two giants of fin-de-siècle music coming to terms with the world they lived in and their place in it. After their acclaimed recording of Mahler’s Fifth Physical specifications: Street date March 2024 Format Standard CD Size L x W x H(mm) 125,0 x 139,5 x 9,0 Weight 115 gr Quantity 1 Packaging Digipack Box Quantity 30 Est. availability NGL Mid-December 2023 Price code: 00082-00001-00008-00000-00000 Standard CD Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Mahler Rückert Lieder Rafael Payare, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Sonya Yoncheva Catalogue number PTC5187201 Dolby Atmos Cat. Number PTC5187277 Digital release date 15 March 2024 Genre Classical Music Barcode 8717306262019 Dolby Atmos Barcode 8717306262774 Digital audio formats: 96/24 PCM Surround, 96/24 PCM Stereo, & 44.1/16 PCM stereo Symphony, Payare and the orchestra further explore this late-Romantic repertoire that fits them like a glove. Unique about this project is the participation of Sonya Yoncheva, an opera star presenting herself in German orchestral song for the first time on record.