Hyperion Records | Schumann R: The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 05

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CDJ33105

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Recording details: April 2000
All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: February 2001
Total duration: 75 minutes 3 seconds

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GRAMOPHONE EDITOR’S CHOICE
GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE

'With this superbly executed recital, Maltman leaps in a single bound into the front rank of Lieder interpreters today. There are so many deeply satisfying performances here…it is difficult to know which to alight on for special praise. A perfectly balanced recording adds to one’s pleasure in listening to this generously filled CD, which is up to the high standard of this series to date’ (Gramophone)

'A magnificent achievement' (The Singer)

'Hyperion’s Schumann series continues to strike gold with a collection…that finds baritone Christopher Maltman on superb form' (Gramophone)

'This is a treasurable issue – generous in quality and quantity alike. As with the Hyperion Schubert Song edition one struggles for new ways of expressing one's admiration. Quite apart from the superb material, and the excellence of the performances, there is a booklet 122 pages long, packed with stimulating notes of great perception, accurate yet readable translations, small but clear illustrations and, most fascinating of all, a tabulated listing of the contents of Heine's books of verse, with against each the names of the composers who have set the lyrics. In a word: magnificent!' (International Record Review)

'There are so many delights to be found here, and the combination of a beautiful voice, Johnson’s superbly sensitive playing, and the intimacy of Hyperion’s benchmark recorded sound must surely propel this towards an awards ceremony or two. The Dichterliebe cycle is an intimate, deeply felt performance, winningly understated, and a great tribute to the intelligent musicality of both performers. It concludes a disc which absolutely bursts with goodies – 77 minutes of bliss' (Amazon.co.uk)

'One of the most intelligently thought-out accounts of Dichterliebe on record' (Varsity Online)

'This disc by itself is enough to establish [Maltman] as one of the genre’s most important recent exponents. This is a probing, generous Dichterliebe, full of detail and thoroughly engrossing from beginning to end – comments that in fact apply to everything on this disc. This disc is a strong contender for my Want List this year, and is very highly recommended' (Fanfare, USA)

Schumann R: The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 05 – Christopher Maltman

Christopher Maltman (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

1		Belsatzar, Op 57 'Die Mitternacht zog näher schon' [4'55] Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
		Sechs Lieder, Op 33 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
2		No 2: Die Minnesänger 'Zu dem Wettgesange schreiten' [1'31] Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
		Romanzen und Balladen II, Op 49 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
3		No 2: Die feindlichen Brüder 'Oben auf des Berges Spitze' [2'59]
		Myrthen, Op 25 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
4		No 07: Die Lotosblume 'Die Lotosblume ängstigt' [1'49]
		Sechs Lieder, Op 33 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
5		No 3: Die Lotosblume 'Die Lotosblume ängstigt' [2'01] Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
		Vier Gesänge, Op 142 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
6		No 2: Lehn' deine Wang' an meine Wang' [1'06]
		Fünf Lieder und Gesänge, Op 127 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
7		No 2: Dein Angesicht so lieb und schön [2'07]
8		No 3: Es leuchtet meine Liebe [1'59]
		Vier Gesänge, Op 142 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
9		No 4: Mein Wagen rollet langsam [3'04]
		Sechs Lieder, Op 13 Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
10		No 2: Sie liebten sich beide [2'17]
11		early version of No 1: Ihr Bildnis 'Ich stand in dunklen Träumen' [2'25]
12		Lorelei 'Ich weiß nicht, was soll es bedeuten' [2'43] Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
13		Volkslied 'Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht' [2'43] Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
		Romanzen und Balladen II, Op 49 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
14		No 1: Die beiden Grenadiere 'Nach Frankreich zogen zwei Grenadier'' [3'44]
		Romanzen und Balladen IV, Op 64 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
15		No 3a: Tragödie I 'Entflieh' mit mir und sei mein Weib' [1'33]
16		No 3b: Tragödie II 'Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht' [2'13]
17		No 3c: Tragödie III 'Auf ihrem Grab da steht eine Linde' [1'54] Leigh Woolf (mezzo-soprano)
		Romanzen und Balladen III, Op 53 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
18		No 3a: Der arme Peter I 'Der Hans und die Grete tanzen herum' [1'39]
19		No 3b: Der arme Peter II 'In meiner Brust' [1'17]
20		No 3c: Der arme Peter III 'Der arme Peter wankt vorbei' [2'11]
		Dichterliebe, Op 48 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
21		No 01: Im wunderschönen Monat Mai [1'42]
22		No 02: Aus meinen Tränen spriessen [0'53]
23		No 03: Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne [0'40]
24		No 04: Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' [1'35]
25		No 05: Ich will meine Seele tauchen [0'58]
26		No 06: Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome [2'29]
27		No 07: Ich grolle nicht [1'37]
28		No 08: Und wüssten's die Blumen, die kleinen [1'23]
29		No 09: Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen [1'35]
30		No 10: Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen [1'47]
31		No 11: Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen [1'04]
32		No 12: Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen [2'27]
33		No 13: Ich hab' im Traum geweinet [1'59]
34		No 14: Allnächtlich im Traume [1'34]
35		No 15: Aus alten Märchen [2'46]
36		No 16: Die alten, bösen Lieder [4'24]