 | from Brahms: The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 - Robert Holl (CDJ33124) 1 Denn es gehet dem Menschen [4'50] 18 minutes 59 seconds 4 tracks2 Ich wandte mich, und sahe an alle [4'16] 3 O Tod, wie bitter bist du [3'52] 4 Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelzungen redete [6'01] ‘Through Holl's profound responses to the word-setting and to the songs' subtle shifts of emotion, he can focus the anguish of the listening lover in An die Nachtigall and powerfully tune into ... ‘In a superb sleevenote essay, pianist Graham Johnson argues that the Four Serious Songs' confrontations with mortality are neither religious nor consolatory, and Holl adds existential rage into the m ... ‘Holl's voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau's but rather more of a real bass … is rich, true and resonant. He uses it simply, without self-conscious artifice, and the result is some very beauti ... |