Hyperion Records | Schubert: The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 26

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CDJ33026

Recording details: February 1996
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown & Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: September 1996
Total duration: 74 minutes 6 seconds

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'A wondrous addition to this unique venture, it is hard to know where to begin in its praise' (Gramophone)

'Superb. Schubert at his finest. An indispensable disc. An exciting and varied programme of wonderful music' (Classic CD)

'Un disco totalmente recomendable' (Opéra Actual, France)

'As this wonderful series nears completion, so one's gratitude and admiration reach new heights' (Hi-Fi News)

Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)

The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 26 – An 1826 Schubertiad

Graham Johnson (piano)

1		Der Einsame, D800 'Wenn meine Grillen schwirren' [4'34] Richard Jackson (baritone)
2		Des Sängers Habe, D832 'Schlagt mein ganzes Glück in Splitter' [2'59] Richard Jackson (baritone)
		Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel 'Lacrimas', D857
3		No 1: Lied der Delphine 'Delphine' 'Ach, was soll ich beginnen' [4'51] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
4		No 2: Lied des Florio 'Florio' 'Nun, da Schatten niedergleiten' [3'23] Richard Jackson (baritone)
5		Mondenschein, D875 'Des Mondes Zauberblume lacht' [5'10] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
		Gesänge aus 'Wilhelm Meister', D877
6		No 1: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 'Mignon und der Harfner' [3'51] Christine Schäfer (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
7		No 2: Heiss mich nicht reden 'Lied der Mignon' [2'57] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
8		No 3: So lasst mich scheinen 'Lied der Mignon' [3'09] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
9		No 4: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 'Lied der Mignon' [2'52] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
10		Totengräberweise, D869 'Nicht so düster und so bleich' [5'03] Richard Jackson (baritone)
11		Das Echo, D990c 'Herzliebe gute Mutter!' [6'05] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
12		An Silvia 'Gesang an Silvia', D891 'Was ist Silvia, saget an' [2'55] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
13		Ständchen 'Horch, horch! die Lerch'', D889 [1'33] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
14		Trinklied, D888 'Bacchus, feister Fürst des Weins' [1'24] Richard Jackson (baritone)
15		Wiegenlied, D867 'Wie sich der Äuglein kindlicher Himmel' [5'45] Christine Schäfer (soprano)
16		Widerspruch, D865 'Wenn ich durch Busch und Zweig' [3'39] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
17		Der Wanderer an den Mond, D870 'Ich auf der Erd’, am Himmel du' [2'08] Richard Jackson (baritone)
18		Grab und Mond, D893 'Silberblauer Mondenschein' [3'12] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
19		Nachthelle, D892 'Die Nacht ist heiter und ist rein' [5'52] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
20		Abschied von der Erde, D829 'Leb’ wohl, du schöne Erde!' [2'44] Richard Jackson (baritone)

Volume 26 of our Schubert Edition presents a sequence of music which might have been heard at an 1826 Schubertiad and includes songs, ensemble pieces and Schubert’s only melodrama. The four settings D877 from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister are given complete; the first is a duet sung by Christine Schäfer and John Mark Ainsley, the other three Mignon songs by Christine Schäfer alone. John Mark Ainsley sings ‘An Silvia’; Christine Schäfer ‘Hark, hark, the lark’. Other highlights include ‘Nachthelle’ sung by John Mark Ainsley with the Chorale, and Christine Schäfer’s radiant singing of Schubert’s loveliest lullaby, Wiegenlied. The moving ‘Abschied von der Erde’ (Farewell to the World), spoken by Richard Jackson, closes the programme.

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