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Compact Disc CDJ33027

£13.99


Volume 27 of the Schubert Edition is devoted to settings of the celebrated Schlegel brothers, August and Friedrich, whose lives and work are written about at length in Graham Johnson's notes, with much information never presented before in English.
Some of Schubert's greatest and most attractive songs appear on this disc, including the three Petrarch Sonnets (two of them translated by August Schlegel), the delightful but almost unknown Wiedersehn, and the sublime Im Walde.


Recorded on 9 10 11 March 1995 (Görne), 23 24 February 1996 (Schäfer)
Recording Engineers
TONY FAULKNER
ANTONY HOWELL
Recording Producers
MARK BROWN
MARTIN COMPTON
Design
TERRY SHANNON
Photography
MALCOLM CROWTHERS
Executive Producers
JOANNA GAMBLE
EDWARD PERRY
Production Assistant
LUCY HAYWARD-WARBURTON
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMXCVI

Duration: 78'11
DDD

The Hyperion Schubert Edition - 27

Schubert and the Schlegels

MATTHIAS GOERNE baritone
* CHRISTINE SCHÄFER soprano
GRAHAM JOHNSON piano

Contents:

  1. Lob der Tränen D711 (A W von Schlegel) [2'49]
  2. Lebensmelodien D395 (A W von Schlegel) [4'15]
  3. Sprache der Liebe D410 (A W von Schlegel) [1'25]
  4. Wiedersehn D855 (A W von Schlegel) [2'41]
  5. Sonett I D628 (Petrarch/A W von Schlegel) [3'01]
  6. Sonett II D629 (Petrarch/A W von Schlegel) [2'50]
  7. Sonett III D630 (Petrarch/J D Gries) [6'32]

    THE 'ABENDRÖTE' CYCLE OF FRIEDRICH VON SCHLEGEL ...

  8. Abendrote D690 [4'06]
  9. Die Berge D634 [2'07]
  10. Die Vögel D691 [1'03]
  11. Der Fluss D693 [4'50] *
  12. Der Knabe D692 [2'24]
  13. Die Rose D745 [2'41] *
  14. Der Schmetterling D633 [1'29]
  15. Der Wanderer D649 [3'36]
  16. Das Mädchen D652 [2'35] *
  17. Die Sterne D684 [5'08]
  18. Die Gebüsche D646 [3'19]

  19. Blanka D631 (F von Schlegel) [2'12] *
  20. Der Schiffer D694 (F von Schlegel) [4'04]
  21. Fülle der Liebe D854 (F von Schlegel) [6'48]
  22. Im Walde (Waldesnacht) D708 (F von Schlegel) [7'09]
Sleeve Notes
Song Commentaries


'Another jewel in the Schubert Edition crown' (BBC Music Magazine)

'A most valuable addition to the series, one of the most important achievements in the history of recording' (Classic CD)

'Voix ductile et idéalement souple, tenue de souffle et de ligne vocale, Matthias Görne est déjà un grand liedersänger. Un très beau disque' (Répertoire, France)

'This further instalment of Hyperion's glorious Schubert enterprise brings us superb singing, magnificent accompanying and quite a few rarities from Schubert's sumptuous bounty . . . an awesomely beautiful Lob der Tränen . . . [a] profoundly poetic interpretation of Die Sterne. Graham Johnson's notes are as meticulous as his playing, and the recording is top class' (Musical Opinion)

'How many recitals bring together the greatness of poet and composer, singer and performer, with such depth?' (Soundscapes, Australia)

'Joven artista de voz cálida, meravillosa dicción e impostación perfecta' (CD Compact, Spain)

'Wonderfully sung' (Hi Fi News)


See also:
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 1 - Goethe and Schiller settings
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 2 - Schubert's Water Songs
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 3 - Schubert and his Friends (I)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 4 - Schubert and his Friends (II)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 5 - Schubert and the Countryside
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 6 - Schubert and the Nocturne (I)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 7 - Schubert in 1815 (I)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 8 - Schubert and the Nocturne (II)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 9 - Schubert and the Theatre
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 10 - Schubert in 1815 (II)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 11 - Schubert and Death
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 12 - The Young Schubert (I)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 13 - Lieder Sacred and Profane
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 14 - Schubert and the Classics
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 15 - Schubert and the Nocturne (III)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 16 - Schiller settings
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 17 - Schubert in 1816
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 18 - Schubert and the Strophic Song
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 19 - Songs about flowers and nature
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 20 - An 1815 Schubertiad (I)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 21 - Schubert, 1817-1818
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 22 - An 1815 Schubertiad (II)
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 23 - Songs of 1816
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 24 - A Goethe Schubertiad
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 25 - Die schöne Müllerin
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 26 - An 1826 Schubertiad
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 28 - An 1822 Schubertiad
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 29 - Schubert in 1819 and 1820
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 30 - Winterreise
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 31 - Schubert and Religion
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 32 - An 1816 Schubertiad
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 33 - The Young Schubert
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 34 - Schubert, 1817-1821
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 35 - Schubert, 1822-1825
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 36 - Schubert in 1827
Schubert: Complete Songs, Vol 37 - The Final Year
Schubert: The Complete Songs
Songs by Schubert's Friends and Contemporaries
The Hyperion Schubert Edition: 'A Voyage of Discovery'

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