Hyperion Records | Schubert: The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 34

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CDJ33034
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Recording details: January 1999
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: January 2000
Total duration: 77 minutes 49 seconds

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE PICK OF THE MONTH

'A delightful recital' (BBC CD Review 'Disc of the Month’)

'Treasures indeed' (Hi-Fi News & Record Review)

'A feast of finely wrought, intelligent interpretations ... the readings make an indelible impression.' (Gramophone)

'Excellent.' (International Record Review)

'Exciting - some great songs and some wonderful singing.' (Classic CD 'Choice')

'This disc is a must for any serious Schubert collector, its pleasures enhanced by Graham Johnson's observant accompaniments and his copious notes, dazzling as ever in their erudition, wit and range of illusion.' (BBC Music Magazine)

Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828)

The Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 34 – Schubert 1817-1821

Graham Johnson (piano)

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1		Der Alpenjäger, D524 'Auf hohem Bergesrücken' [2'14] Christopher Maltman (baritone)
2		La pastorella al prato, D513 [1'45] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Jamie MacDougall (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Michael George (bass)
3		Frohsinn, D520 'Ich bin von lockerem Schlage' [1'46] Stephan Loges (baritone)
4		Das Grab, D569 'Das Grab ist tief und stille' [3'08] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
5		Die Einsiedelei, D563 'Es rieselt, klar und wehend' [1'41] Philip Langridge (tenor)
6		Atys, D585 'Der Knabe seufzt über’s grüne Meer' [4'21] Thomas Hampson (baritone)
7		Das Dörfchen, D598 'Ich rühme mir mein Dörfchen hier' [4'20] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Jamie MacDougall (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Michael George (bass)
8		Der Kampf, D594 'Nein, länger werd’ ich diesen Kampf' [5'56] Neal Davies (bass)
9		Die Geselligkeit 'Lebenslust', D609 'Wer Lebenslust fühlet, der bleibt nicht allein' [3'46] Patricia Rozario (soprano), Catherine Denley (contralto), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Michael George (bass)
10		Sing-übungen, D619 [3'53] arr. David Roblou (b1949) Patricia Rozario (soprano), Lorna Anderson (soprano)
11		Das Abendrot, D627 'Du heilig, glühend Abendrot!' [5'15] Neal Davies (bass)
12		Abend, D645 'Wie ist es denn, dass trüb und schwer' [4'32] arr. Mark Brown (b1941) Martyn Hill (tenor)
13		Das Mädchen, D652 'Wie so innig, möcht’ ich sagen' [2'20] Marjana Lipovšek (mezzo-soprano)
14		Kantate zum Geburtstag des Sängers Michael Vogl, D666 'Sänger, der von Herzen singet' [9'50] Lynne Dawson (soprano), Michael Schade (tenor), Gerald Finley (baritone)
15		Prometheus, D674 'Bedecke deinen Himmel, Zeus' [5'31] Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
16		Über allen Zauber Liebe, D682 'Sie hüpfte mit mir auf grünem Plan' [3'06] arr. Father Reinhard van Hoorickx (1918-1997) Daniel Norman (tenor)
17		Die gefangenen Sänger, D712 'Hörst du von den Nachtigallen' [5'21] Matthias Goerne (baritone)
18		Grenzen der Menschheit, D716 'Wenn der uralte' [7'09] Neal Davies (bass)
19		Wandrers Nachtlied II, D768 'Über allen Gipfeln' [1'55] Christopher Maltman (baritone)

Another fascinating Schubertiad, this time comprising songs from the period 1817 to 1821. As before, it contains some familiar masterpieces, some unknown masterpieces, rarities and fragments, many of them receiving their first recording. Particularly fetching are the ‘Singübungen’ – a wordless singing exercise for two sopranos, and ‘Über allen Zauber Liebe’ (‘Love above all magic’) which, of all the Schubert fragments, is the most alluring. (Only four bars of music were needed to complete the setting and if the composer had provided the missing bars himself, and the piece subsequently published, it is hard to imagine what could have prevented the song from being known throughout the world, treasured and hummed by connoisseurs.)

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