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Track(s) taken from CDJ33109

Liedchen von Marie und Papa, WoO26 No 3

First line:
Gern mach ich Dir heute
composer
12 September 1852; for Clara's 33rd birthday on 13 September 1852
author of text

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Dame Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Recording details: January 2004
All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: November 2004
Total duration: 0 minutes 42 seconds
 

Reviews

‘The simplest songs, often unpromising on the page, are done with touching ingenuousness and candour. Both singers are natural storytellers with a twinkling sense of fun’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘In the piano pieces and songs alike, Johnson plays with luminous tone and a natural feeling for Schumannesque rubato. And as ever, his sleeve notes alone are worth the price of the disc’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Lott, Murray and Johnson tap stright into that tender warmth and intimacy—and there's the perpetual sense that these performers are close friends who love making music together’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘As you can probably gather from what I've written thus far, there's so much to enjoy and think about on this disc that it's hard to know just what to single out for further discussion or praise. Since every bit of the music is presented as winningly as possible, all in warm, natural sound that perfectly complements the Gestalt of the material, let me therefore just speed you toward your nearest vendor by saying that this disc could not be more highly recommended’ (Fanfare, USA)
In his household book for 12 September, Schumann notes: ‘The little birthday poem of the children and my music.’ This was performed the following day in honour of Clara Schumann’s thirty-third birthday. According to the song’s title, the poem was by Marie, the Schumanns’ eldest child. The two-part writing has the light touch of a master, the authentic Schumann – particularly in the second half of the tiny piece. This is a charming glimpse, however brief, into the domestic life of the Schumann family where there was always a reason to make music.

from notes by Graham Johnson © 2004

C’est le petit lied le plus simple et le plus sincère, écrit pour donner la sérénade à Clara au matin de son trente-troisième anniversaire.

extrait des notes rédigées par Graham Johnson © 2010
Français: Marie-Stella Pâris

Dies ist das einfachste und herzlichste seiner kleinen Lieder zu Claras dreiunddreißigstem Geburtstag.

aus dem Begleittext von Graham Johnson © 2010
Deutsch: Henning Weber

Other albums featuring this work

Schumann: The Complete Songs
CDS44441/5010CDs Boxed set (at a special price)
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