Liederkreis, Op 39 (Schumann)
from Schumann: Liederkreis Opp 24 & 39 (CDA67944)
1 In der Fremde [2'06]
2 Intermezzo [1'33]
3 Waldesgespräch [2'27]
4 Die Stille [1'48]
5 Mondnacht [4'20]
6 Schöne Fremde [1'31]
7 Auf einer Burg [3'05]
8 In der Fremde [1'27]
9 Wehmut [2'47]
10 Zwielicht [3'01]
11 Im Walde [1'32]
12 Frühlingsnacht [1'22]
26 minutes 59 seconds 12 tracks
‘This new recording shows a greater richness in Finley's voice plus an evolving intimacy in his approach to recording Lieder … each song's overall conception—of which Julius Drake is a key part—r ...
‘Julius Drake is perfectly attuned to the palette of shifting colours in Finley's dark baritone—here on top form’ (BBC Music Magazine)
‘Op 39's settings of Eichendorff deal in dislocation, nostalgia and threatening landscapes. Gerald Finley and pianist Julius Drake are well attuned to those pervading atmospheres and psychological shi ...