The Hyperion Schubert Edition 25 - Die schöne Müllerin / Bostridge, Fischer-Dieskau, Johnson

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Volume 25 in Hyperion's complete Schubert song edition consists of the famous song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (which sounds just awful when you translate it into "The Pretty Lady Miller"). Tenor Ian Bostridge made quite a splash with his singing of this work, though the recording is not as flattering as others in this series. An interesting gimmick is Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau's reading of the poems that Schubert didn't set. If you don't like this little touch, you can skip those tracks. Johnson's notes are incredible--a veritable tome, no less. --David Hurwitz

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Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Big Surprise in this Schubert Series.
  • a voice teacher and early music fan
  • Youthful Voice
  • All could have been well if not one thing....
  • Disappointment
 The Hyperion Schubert Edition 25 - Die schöne Müllerin / Bostridge, Fischer-Dieskau, Johnson
Franz Schubert , Ian Bostridge , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , and Graham Johnson
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B000002ZFJ
Release Date: 1996-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Die schone Mullerin: Der Dichter, als Prolog
  2. Die schone Mullerin: Das Wandern
  3. Die schone Mullerin: Wohin?
  4. Die schone Mullerin: Halt!
  5. Die schone Mullerin: Danksagung an den Bach
  6. Die schone Mullerin: Am Feierabend
  7. Die schone Mullerin: Der Neugierige
  8. Die schone Mullerin: Das Mben
  9. Die schone Mullerin: Ungeduld
  10. Die schone Mullerin: Morgengru
  11. Die schone Mullerin: Des M Blumen
  12. Die schone Mullerin: Trnregen
  13. Die schone Mullerin: Ein ungereimtes Lied
  14. Die schone Mullerin: Mein!
  15. Die schone Mullerin: Pause
  16. Die schone Mullerin: Mit dem gr nen Lautenbande
  17. Die schone Mullerin: Der Jr
  18. Die schone Mullerin: Eifersucht und Stolz
  19. Die schone Mullerin: Erster Schmerz, letzter Scherz
  20. Die schone Mullerin: Die liebe Farbe
  21. Die schone Mullerin: Die bFarbe
  22. Die schone Mullerin: Bn Vergissmein
  23. Die schone Mullerin: Trockne Blumen
  24. Die schone Mullerin: Der Mund der Bach
  25. Die schone Mullerin: Des Baches Wiegenlied
  26. Die schone Mullerin: Der Dichter, als Epilog

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Volume 25 in Hyperion's complete Schubert song edition consists of the famous song cycle Die schöne Müllerin (which sounds just awful when you translate it into "The Pretty Lady Miller"). Tenor Ian Bostridge made quite a splash with his singing of this work, though the recording is not as flattering as others in this series. An interesting gimmick is Dietrich Fischer- Dieskau's reading of the poems that Schubert didn't set. If you don't like this little touch, you can skip those tracks. Johnson's notes are incredible--a veritable tome, no less. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Big Surprise in this Schubert Series........2006-07-06

'The Hyperion Schubert Edition Complete Songs Nr. 25 Die Schone Mullerin' was quite a surprise when it was first released. I still remember that in the Brit music journals such as Grammaphone, there was much speculation as to who would perform this most important series of Lieder. This is especially true since this, 'Winterreise, and 'Schwanengesang' have been done by the foremost interpreter of Lieder, baritone, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Lo and behold, the series major domo, Graham Johnson has double teamed us with the Lieder being sung by new (at the time of release)tenor Ian Bostridge, with introductory material being read by Fischer-Dieskau himself.

I have heard Fischer-Dieskau's 'Die Schone Mullerin' and the interpretation is impeccable, but I really prefer the tenor range over the baritone for these songs.

I notice that Bostridge has recorded this same series for London, and I have not heard this recording, but I firmly endorse this rendition, especially if, like me, you are in love with big, uniform collections of musical works.

5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-03-25

The story of the beautiful maid of the mill (its origin unknown)has been used by various composers through the years, In fact, Schubert may have heard it first in a Paisiello Opera entitled: La Belle Molinara. Each song in the cycle is a "gem" portraying all the varied moods of a lover yearning for his desire, but not attainable. As in many Schubert songs "Nature" is much in evidence such as in "Wohin" when the lover talks to the babbling brook. Included on this disc are six other poems by Wilhelm Muller that have not been set to music. They are read by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who was originally slated to make this recording, but circumstances prevented it and then he retired in his seventieth year; after dominating the world of Lieder for over forty years. He happily agreed to do the reading of the six poems on this disc. The 20 songs are: Das Wandern(wandering)-Wohin? (where to?)- Halt (halt)-Danksagung (Thanksgiving to the brook)-Am Feierabend(after work)-Der Neugierige(the inquisitive one)--Ungeduld(impatience)-Morgengruss(morning greeting)-Des Mullers Blumen(the miller's flowers)-Tranenregen(shower of tears)- -Mein!(mine!)-Pause (pause)-Mit Dem Grunen Lauterbande(to accompany the lute's green ribbon)-Der Jager(the huntsman)-Eifersucht Und Stolz(jealousy and pride)- Die Liebe Farbe(the beloved colour)- Die Bose Farbe(the loathsome colour)-Trockne Blumen(withered flowers)-Der Muller Und Der Bach(the miller and the brook)-Des Baches Wiegenlied(the brook's lullaby).Who but an Ian Bostridge with his clear and sweet-sounding young voice could do justice to this beautiful music! Schubert would be pleased. No need really to comment on the excellent skilled accompaniment of Graham Johnson. This is listening pleasure of the highest quality.

5 out of 5 stars Youthful Voice.......2001-09-21

This is an early Bostridge recording, and his youthful voice is a good match for this light-hearted song cycle. A charming disc, one you'll return to repeatedly.

4 out of 5 stars All could have been well if not one thing...........2000-02-26

This would have been a simply phenomenal recording if Mr. Bostridge continued his collaboration with Mr. Drake. Julius Drake is not simply an "accompanist" (what an awful description of any collaborative artist) - he is a first class pianist and musician and that is why the EMI accounts are so wonderful and this one not. It suffers from a rather insensitive and crude, although very competent piano playing as well as from too "opened" miking of the piano. All that said it is still an emphatic "must have" disc!

3 out of 5 stars Disappointment.......2000-01-12

Don't get me wrong - this is a good record. I love Bostridges voice, and his Schuman and Schubert records on EMI are 5 star records (so is his Britten too) but here he sounds too immature. Not only his voice, but the whole interpretation. Hope he'll make a second attempt on the work rather soon, for now I stick to DF-D.

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