Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder, Volume I

Track Listings

1. Die Forelle, D.550

2. Ganymed, D.544

3. Im Frühling, D.882

4. An den Mond, D.196

5. Heidenröslein, D.257

6. Wandrers Nachtlied II, D.768

7. Erster Verlust, D.226

8. Der Fischer, D.225

9. Fischerweise, D.881

10. Nacht und Träume, D.827

11. Der Zwerg, D.771

12. An die Musik, D.547

13. Du bist die Ruh, D.776

14. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774

15. An Silvia, D.891

16. Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D.343

17. Frühlingsglaube, D.686

18. Im Haine, D.764

19. Der Musensohn, D.764

20. Wandrers Nachtlied I, D.224

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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Ian Bostridge has chosen a kaleidoscopic variety of songs by the greatest of all songwriters. The attractions and challenges of these songs are poetic and dramatic as well as musical, and Bostridge and Drake mobilize a wide range of expressive skills to reinforce their pure musicianship. They are intensely involved in storytelling in the playfully serious "Die Forelle" (The Trout) and "Heidenroeslein" (Wild Rose), in the grotesque "Der Zwerg" (The Dwarf) and the spooky "Erlkonig," which gallops through a story of a fruitless race against death. Tranquility reigns in the "Wandrers Nachtlied" (Wanderer's Night Song) I and II; hushed awe in "An die Musik" (To Music--a performance that brings tears to my eyes) and "Du bist die Ruh" (You are Peace); and idealistic love in the Shakespearean "An Sylvia" ("To Sylvia"). Each song creates a world of its own, superbly embodied in these performances. --Joe McLellan

Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder, Volume I, Music, Franz Schubert, Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Vocal

Average customer rating:

Refined singing, but the voice is an acquired taste

A promise of things to come

Fresh, shining, young. I envy that, really.

Refined artistry

Erlkonig note

Ian Bostridge - Schubert Lieder, Volume I
Franz Schubert , Ian Bostridge , and Julius Drake
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1998-07-14

Tracks:

Die Forelle, D.550
Ganymed, D.544
Im Fr, D.882
An den Mond, D.196
Heidenrin, D.257
Wandrers Nachtlied II, D.768
Erster Verlust, D.226
Der Fischer, D.225
Fischerweise, D.881
Nacht und Tre, D.827
Der Zwerg, D.771
An die Musik, D.547
Du bist die Ruh, D.776
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
An Silvia, D.891
Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D.343
Frsglaube, D.686
Im Haine, D.764
Der Musensohn, D.764
Wandrers Nachtlied I, D.224
Seligkeit, D.433
Erlk, D.328

Amazon.com

Ian Bostridge has chosen a kaleidoscopic variety of songs by the greatest of all songwriters. The attractions and challenges of these songs are poetic and dramatic as well as musical, and Bostridge and Drake mobilize a wide range of expressive skills to reinforce their pure musicianship. They are intensely involved in storytelling in the playfully serious "Die Forelle" (The Trout) and "Heidenroeslein" (Wild Rose), in the grotesque "Der Zwerg" (The Dwarf) and the spooky "Erlkonig," which gallops through a story of a fruitless race against death. Tranquility reigns in the "Wandrers Nachtlied" (Wanderer's Night Song) I and II; hushed awe in "An die Musik" (To Music--a performance that brings tears to my eyes) and "Du bist die Ruh" (You are Peace); and idealistic love in the Shakespearean "An Sylvia" ("To Sylvia"). Each song creates a world of its own, superbly embodied in these performances. --Joe McLellan

Customer Reviews:

Refined singing, but the voice is an acquired taste.......2005-09-18

Ian Bostridge is a phenomenon, the darling of British critics and one of the few lieder recitalists today who can fill arnegie Hall. I've heard him there and on CD, and I don't get his enormous appeal. Usually when you dislike an artist revered by almost everyone else, it's best to keep quiet, but I must say this hooty, small voice with its limited range, along with Bostridge's precious underlining of every word, is so off the mark that I have to register a complaint. There is much refinement in his singing, and an admirable dramatic commitment, but none of that seems like adequate compensation. Now everyone can go on enjoying themselves, apparently.

A promise of things to come.......2005-08-30

I must be entirely honest and say that this was a disappointment to me. That comes, I promise, from probably the one person in the world most obsessed with Ian Bostridge's voice.
The reason is that I had heard so much of his subsequent work. The depth, color, agility, and timbre of his voice is simply spell-binding, but all of it is acquired, added to his natural melodic talent. So this, an earlier recording, holds less of that acquired beauty than later albums, particularly the Debussy, Faure, & Poulenc and Schubert Lieder, Vol II.
If you're looking for Schubert sung in a subtly emotional and petulent way, this is for you. I cannot say that his execution is particularly fulfilling, nor his German as good as it is now, nor his voice as rich -- he almost sounds tired in much of it -- but what you will hear is a promise of better things to come as he grows musically.
Personally, I think we should form a petition to get him to record another Lieder disc including a better version of Du Bist Die Ruh.

Fresh, shining, young. I envy that, really........2004-10-15

Just listen to the track 19, Der Musensohn. Only after that will you really understand the title "Der Musensohn", the son of the muse. I really wonder there would any singer surpass this. What a beautiful song, what an amazing fresh interpretation. The whole disc is almost too beautiful, clean and elaborated.

And, Ian is such an intelligent and gifted singer that I envy him so much.

I, with my own selfish anticipation, hope that in the future he will become more and even more mature, and just like Schubert, from a pure gifted intelligent voice into a deep and great immortal one.

Refined artistry.......2004-02-18

Ian Bostridge is a rarity in today's classical music world--a singer who is making his way mostly as an exponent of the intimate world of art song and the song recital.

The present volume contains many of Schubert's greatest and best-known songs. Bostridge's voice is a light tenor of extreme refinement--one suspects the voice in live performance is on the smallish side (I have not heard him live). On recording, however, without the urgency of filling a hall with sound, the artist can use his considerable skills to maximum interpretive effect. His liquid legato, clear diction and dynamic control give considerable pleasure--listen to the way he handles the taxing rising lines of "Du bist die Ruh," for example. Occasionally, as in the pianissimo conclusion of "Erlkonig," he goes for melodrama where a straightforward rendering would have been more effective. Pianist Julius Drake is a superb musical collaborator throughout. On balance, then, this is a beautifully performed and recorded disc.

Erlkonig note.......2002-10-21

I'd like to mention that the reason I bought this CD was because the Erlkonig that is contained on it in sang and played in G minor. This is the original key for the piece. Most (I'd say at least 9 out of 10) recordings of the song (including Fischer-Deskau) are in F minor. A good amount are sung by women. However, it is a VERY rare find indeed to hear Erlkonig in G minor. Also, Liszt transcribed this work for piano solo, and that's in G minor. Of course, most people don't care about the right key of the piece, but for those who do, like myself, this CD is the one you want. It's also a very good recording, as his voice is less harsh than most male singers, and thus more enjoyable to those not already into classical vocal works.

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1. Die Forelle, D.550
2. Ganymed, D.544
3. Im Frühling, D.882
4. An den Mond, D.196
5. Heidenröslein, D.257
6. Wandrers Nachtlied II, D.768
7. Erster Verlust, D.226
8. Der Fischer, D.225
9. Fischerweise, D.881
10. Nacht und Träume, D.827
11. Der Zwerg, D.771
12. An die Musik, D.547
13. Du bist die Ruh, D.776
14. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D.774
15. An Silvia, D.891
16. Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D.343
17. Frühlingsglaube, D.686
18. Im Haine, D.764
19. Der Musensohn, D.764
20. Wandrers Nachtlied I, D.224