The Hyperion Schubert Edition 26 - An 1826 Schubertiad / Schäfer, Ainsley, Jackson

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Volume 26 of this extraordinary series of the complete Schubert songs takes us, appropriately, to the year 1826, and another one of those marvelous "Schubertiads," or Schubert evenings. In addition to John Mark Ainsley, soprano Christine Schäfer and baritone Richard Jackson, along with the London Schubert Chorale, assist in the festivities, with Graham Johnson presiding at the piano. The featured items are Schubert's Mignon Songs from Goethe's Wilhem Meister, masterpieces all. --David Hurwitz

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The Hyperion Schubert Edition 26 - An 1826 Schubertiad / Schäfer, Ainsley, Jackson
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Great Mix of Male, Female, and Choral works.

Enthralling mix of favourites and neglected gems

The Hyperion Schubert Edition 26 - An 1826 Schubertiad / Schäfer, Ainsley, Jackson
Franz Schubert , Christine Schafer , John Mark Ainsley , Richard Jackson , Graham Johnson , The London Schubert Chorale , and Stephen Layton
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZFK
Release Date: 1996-10-22

Tracks:

Der Insame - D800 (Lappe)
Des Sangers Habe D832 (Schlechta)
Zwei Szenen Aus Dem Schauspiel 'Lacrimas' - D857: Lied der Delphine (Schutz)
Zwei Szenen Aus Dem Schauspiel 'Lacrimas' - D857: Lied des Florio (Schutz)
Mondenschein - D875 (Schober)
Gesange aus 'Wilhelm Meister' - D877 (Goethe): Mingon und der Harfner (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt)
Gesange aus 'Wilhelm Meister' - D877 (Goethe): Lied der Mingon (Heiss mich nicht reden)
Gesange aus 'Wilhelm Meister' D877 (Goethe): Lied der Mingon (So lasst mich scheinen)
Gesange aus 'Wilhelm Meister' - D877 (Goethe): Lied der Mingon (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt)
Totengraberweise - D869 (Schlechta)
Das Echo - D990C, formerly D868 (Castelli)
Gesang (An Silvia) - D891(Shakespeare/Bauernfeld)
Standchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch' in Atherblau) - D889 (Shakespeare/Schlegel)
Trinklied - D888 (Shakespeare/Mayerhofer/Bauernfeld)
Wiegenlied - D867 (Seidl)
Widerspruch - D865 (Seidl)
Der Wanderer an der Mond - D870 (Seidl)
Grab und Mond - D893 (Seidl)
Nachthelle - D892 (Seidl)
Abschied von der Erde - D829 (Pratobevera)

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Volume 26 of this extraordinary series of the complete Schubert songs takes us, appropriately, to the year 1826, and another one of those marvelous "Schubertiads," or Schubert evenings. In addition to John Mark Ainsley, soprano Christine Schäfer and baritone Richard Jackson, along with the London Schubert Chorale, assist in the festivities, with Graham Johnson presiding at the piano. The featured items are Schubert's Mignon Songs from Goethe's Wilhem Meister, masterpieces all. --David Hurwitz

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Great Mix of Male, Female, and Choral works........2006-07-10

'The Hyperion Schubert Edition 26, An 1826 Schubertiad' is named after gatherings held in Schubert's time and dedicated to performing his Lieder. This is a great introduction (or relief) in comparison to most of the other volumes in this series, as there are male solos, female solos, and male chorale works, all from Schubert's late works, with a great mix of feelings and styles.

To the amateur listener, the thing which impresses me the most is the great variety of moods. There is not the constant melancholia which the Germans of the 19th century were so good at for so long.

When I return to listening this series, this is one of the CD's I enjoy the most.

Enthralling mix of favourites and neglected gems.......2000-07-20

Schubert: An 1826 Schubertiad.

Enthralling mix of well - known favourites and neglected gems.

For anyone who loves Lieder, this disc is treasurable, even though one's response to the performance of one of the three main singers can best be described as modified rapture. Of the well - known songs here, "Der Einsame" and "An Silvia" are amongst the most readily recognized, but they are given performances that are very different in quality. Baritone Richard Jackson opts for a too- "gemütlich" style of singing, at times sounding as though he is about to slide off a chair, and he is not helped by the (unusually) plodding accompaniment of Graham Johnson - one longs for Fischer-Dieskau's vigour and Gerald Moore's lively rubato. "An Silvia" is another matter; Johnson and John Mark Ainsley perform this well - worn number as though they are the first to do so, Ainsley singing with fresh, forward, ardent tone, and Johnson echoing his wonderfully buoyant phrasing.

The third singer on this disc is Christine Schäfer, and I would urge anyone who has yet to hear this marvellous soprano, to listen to this disc for her singing alone. "Wiegenlied" (the setting of the poem by Seidl, not the one by Körner which Ainsley performs with equal transcendency on edition no 20 of the series) was one of Elena Gerhardt's favourite songs, and Schäfer sings it in a way which Gerhardt would surely have loved; her tone is warm, full and rich, and her feeling for words is exemplary - listen to how she shapes the vowels in the lovely closing lines "Und das Erwachen / Lohnt mit dem Traum."

One of the special delights of this series is the inclusion of Schubert's songs for solo voice and chorale, and the celebrated "Nachthelle" is the star turn here, or rather John Mark Ainsley's performance of the "damnably high" tenor part is. It has to be said that this sort of thing is an acquired taste, since not everyone is bound to enjoy the experience of Mr. Ainsley soaring up to the heights of the vocal stratosphere whilst what can at times seem like a barbershop quartet follows along behind (or should that be beneath?) him at a respectful distance. However, for anyone who loves vocal display as well as genuinely great singing, this piece is a must; Schubert's music is at once tender and heroic, and the performance does it full justice - Ainsley's familiar word - painting is nowhere so beautifully in evidence as in phrases such as "Steh'n übersilbert ganz" with its ethereal high B flat.

Elsewhere on the disc, Jackson gives a heartfelt performance of "Der Wanderer an den Mond," achieving a finely judged contrast between the first, more jaunty verse and the poignant second, and Schäfer sings "Horch, horch! Die Lerch" in spirited style.

No Schubert lover - and this, of course, means no music lover - should be without this wonderful C.D.

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