Carl Loewe: Lieder & Balladen (Complete Edition), Vol. 19

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Volume 19 of the Loewe Edition features a collection of twenty-four perfectly attuned pieces composed by Loewe during a period extending from 1825 to 1859. In addition to Napoleon Ballads depicting events that are in no way historically attested, ballads of very different national stamp again find their place on the listening program: travelogues from Arabia (Maisuna at the Well, The Oasis, Song of a Little Bird in the Oasis) and native pictures from Persia (Ali and Fatme). The young Loewe set six delightful little songs with the Serbian Song Cycle and even in serious songs of religious content Ingeborg Danz shines as a storyteller and dramatic interpreter.

Tracks:

An Die Musik, D547
No.4 Standchen
No.7 Abschied
Im Fruhling, D882
Der Lindenbaum
Wanderers Nachtlied II, D768
Wer Machte Dich So Krank?, Op.35 No.11
Alte Laute, Op.35 No.12
Erstes Grun, Op.35 No.4
Die Beiden Grenadiere, Op.49 No.1
Liederkries, Op.39: No.5 Mondnacht
Edward, Op.1 No.1
Der Erloking, Op.1 No.3
Odin's Meeresritt, Op.118
Die Wandelnde Glocke, Op.20 No.3
Hinkende Jamben, Op.62 No.5
Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir, Op.105
Sonntag, Op.47 No.3
Komm Bald, Op.97 No.2
Wir Wandelten, Op.96 No.2
Wie Bist Du, Meine Konigin, Op.32 No.9
Heimkehr, Op.7 No.6
Wenn Du Nur Zuweilen Lachelst, Op.57 No.2
Verrat, Op.105 No.5
Ach, Weh Mir Ungluckhaftem Mann, Op.21 No.4
Ich Trage Meine Minne, Op.32 No.1
Der Gartner

Customer Reviews:

desert island disc.......2002-08-29

Hans Hotter is a wonder. The voice has a remarkable agility and breadth of expression, that has justly earned him the admiration of several generations. He is an expert at chiaroscuro, sometimes lightening the tone, as in Ständchen, while in Loewe's "Edward", he adopts a minatory timbr that is chilling. It is well known that Hotter was THE Wotan of the post-war years, but he is not inferior to any lieder singer. These songs are mini-dramas in his expert hands. Testament is quite generous with these re-issues of classic singers, packing 27 songs onto this disc. It is a recording worth having.

A great Hotter anthology.......2002-06-19

This compilation comes from 1966 and 1968, when the experienced Hotter had a high level of refinement. Very few people have been so succesful in fusing elements of both singer and actor into one entity as Hotter could. This CD is more proof of that. To a newcomer, his voice will sound quite dark and rich, but has vibrance. His characterizations are intense, but not exaggerated. And amazingly, both these elements are completely integrated. The works represented here need no introduction - if any of them cannot convince with Hotter singing, there is little alternative. To compare Hotter with Fischer-Dieskau is neither simple nor right, it is really up to one's taste. Yet the CD is also good for someone new to lieder. The recording quality is exceptional, even for the mono selections (about half the disc).

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Carl Loewe: Balladen & Lieder [Germany]
Fischer-Dieskau , and Demus
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ASIN: B0000012XW
Release Date: 2004-11-08

Tracks:

Prinz Eugen Op.92
Trommelstdchen Op.123, No.2
Heinrich Der Vogler Op.56, No.1
Die Drei Lieder Op.3, No.3
Die Uhr, Op.123, No.3
Drei Balladen Op.20 - No.1: Hochzeitslied
Elversh Op.3, No.2
Der Heilige Franziskus Op.75, No.3
Odins Meeresritt Op.118
Der Nk Op.129, No.2
Die Gruft Der Liebenden Op.21
Drei Balladen Op.44 - No.2: Der Getreue Eckart
Wandrers Nachtlied Op.9 Heft 1, No.3b
Im Vorergehen Op.81, No.1 (Arr: Fritz H. Schneider)
Canzonetta
Frzeitiger Frling Op.79, No.1
Ich Denke Dein Op.9 Heft 3, No.1
Freibeuter O. Op.
Drei Balladen Op.20 - No.2: Der Zauberlehrling
Drei Balladen Op.44 - No.3: Der Totentanz
Gutmann Und Gutweib Op.9 Heft 8, No.5
Turmwhter Lynkeus Zu Den Fsen Der Helena Op.9 Heft 8, No.1
Lynkeus, Der Tmer, Auf Fausts Sternwarte Singend Op.9 H8, No.3
Wenn Der Blen Frlingsregen O. Op.
Drei Balladen Op.20 - No.3: Die Wandelnde Glocke
Gottes Ist Der Orient! Op.22 Heft 1, No.5
Archibald Douglas Op.128
Meeresleuchten Op.145, No.1
Drei Balladen Op.2 - No.2: Herr Oluf
Drei Balladen Op.1 - No.3: Erlkig
Drei Balladen Op.1 - No.1: Edward
Tom Der Reimer Op.135a
Sses Begrnis Op.62 Heft 1, No.4
Kleiner Haushalt Op.71
Hinkende Jamben Op.62/4
Der Schatzgrer Op.59, No.3
Der Mohrenfst Auf Der Messe Op.97, No.3

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Quasthoff at his most inspiring
Quasthoff's best release to date

A Romantic Songbook

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Fruhlingsglaube D 686
Heidenroslein D 257
Die Forelle D 550
Im Fruhling D 882
Auf Der Bruck D 853
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Ungeduld (Die Schone Mullerin D 795, No.7)
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Danny Boy

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Thomas Quasthoff is unique as singer and artist. His voice, always astonishingly powerful, has over the years acquired an ever-growing warmth, purity, range, and expressiveness, and his extraordinary wealth of dynamics, colors, nuances, and inflections is truly amazing. He uses these for instant changes of mood and atmosphere, while his seemingly unlimited breath control lets him spin endless lines and phrases. In these songs, all these qualities are on full display; indeed, Quasthoff admits choosing them with this in mind. However, the program is beautiful, judiciously varied and contrasted, combining popular favorites like Schubert's "Trout" and "Heidenröslein" with unfamiliar gems by his unjustly forgotten contemporary Carl Loewe, who wrote hundreds of splendid ballads. Of special interest are two very different settings of the same Ludwig Uhland poem, "Frühlingsglaube" ("Faith in Spring"), one by a very young Mendelssohn, the other by a mature Schubert. The former overflows with youthful exuberance, joyousness, and ecstasy; the latter breathes lyrical serenity. In a rather unusual reading, Quasthoff starts it with a sense of tremulously hopeful anticipation, gradually becoming more confident and finally blossoming out into radiant affirmation. Otherwise, the Schubert group is least convincing: always sensitive to the fusion of text and music, Quasthoff, perhaps seduced by the resources of his vocal palette, indulges in fussy, excessive "word-painting" and loses the songs' essential simplicity. However, in the more complex, dramatic, declamatory songs, this works wonderfully. Loewe's ballads, in which he impersonates three distinct characters, and Schumann's "Belsatzar" become veritable operas, and he regains a moving simplicity in the more lyrical songs, like Mendelssohn's "On Wings of Song" and a Strauss group. Justus Zeyden is an exemplary collaborator, but even he is defeated by the long sustained notes in Strauss' "Morgen!" where the violin obbligato is sadly missing. In "Danny Boy," Quasthoff turns himself into a very persuasive American-style crooner. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

Quasthoff at his most inspiring.......2004-05-17

Thomas Quasthoff has set the highest standards for himself in lieder singing, challenging the dominance, on records, of Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau. Here he seems to soar even above those exalted artists, because of his thrilling range, total commitment, deep insisght, and complete lack of artifical "personality." The arc of his mastery has risen from his fine RCA years to reach this peak, and now he has no one to surpass but himself. It's a humbling experience to hear an artist of this greatness...perhaps the last living exemplar of a great German singing tradition.

Quasthoff's best release to date.......2004-05-13

I may just be a sucker for these songs, but I really think this is the best solo recording Quasthoff has made so far: some of his other recordings suffer from an improper balance between piano and voice (like his WINTERREISE or SCHWANENGESANG), but here, Justus Zeyen's contribution feels an equal partner; each interpretation is fresh and vivacious; and the program is put together well. This is also the first time I've felt a recording comes close to the electric experience of hearing Quasthoff live; the sound quality captures everything very intimately.

Tracks:

Freisinn Op.25, 2: Lasst Much Nur Auf Meinem Sattel Gelten!
Herbstgefuhl, Op. 19a , 1: Fetter Grune, Du Laub
Phanomen: Wenn Zu Der Regenwand Phobus Sich Gattet
Neue Liebe, Neues Leben, Op.75, 2: Herz, Mein Herz
Meeres Stille D 216: Teife Stille Herrscht Im Wasser
An Die Turen Will Ich Schleichen Op.98a, 8: An Die Turen Will Ich Schleichen, Still Und Sittsam...
Erster Verlust D 226: Ach, Wer Bringt Die Schonen Tage
Blumengruss: Der Strauss, Den Ich Gepflucket
Wonne Der Wehmut Op.83, 1: Trocknet Nicht, Tranen
Singet Nicht In Trauertonen Op.98a, 7: Singet Nicht In Trauertonen Von Der Einsamkeit Der Nacht
Dammrung Senkte Sich Von Oben Op.19a, 2: Dammrung...
Op. 7 Alles Kundet Dich An: Gegenwart
Wandrers Nachtlied D.768: Uber Allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh
Erlkonig op.1, 3: Wer Reitet So Spat Durch Nacht Und Wind?
Op.7: Gesang Der Geister Uber Den Wassern: Des Menschen Seele Gleicht Dem Wasser
Der Fischer: Das Wasser Rauscht', Das Wasser Schwoll
Anakreons Grab: Wo Die Rose Hier Bluht
Nachklang Op.19b, 1: Es Klingt So Prachtig
Lynceus Der Turmer, Auf Fausts Sternwarte Singend Op.9 H. VIII, 3: Zum Sehen Geboren
Mailied: Op.26,5: Wie Herrlich Leuchtet Mir Die Natur!
Versunken D 715: Voll Locken Kraus Ein Haupt So Rund!
Jagers Abendlied D. 368: Im Felde Schleich' Ich Still Und Wild
Wanderers Nachtlied Op.9, H.1, 3a: Uber Allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh
Hoffnung D. 295: Schaff', Das Tagwerk Meiner Hande
Fruhlings Ubers Jahr: Das Beet, Schon Lockert Sich's In Die Hoh
Der Rattenfanger: Ich Bin Der Wohlbekannte Sanger
Zur Rosenzeit Op.48,5: Ihr Verbluhet, Suss Rosen

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The poetry of Goethe has a unique place in German literature and German song--the sheer variety of his lyrics, from heaven-storming passion to calm acceptance, from tender love to vicious cynicism, made his words the source-material of many composers' finest settings. Christoph Prégardien and Michael Gees have put together an intelligent program that combines some of the best-known composers of the German song--Schubert, Wolf, Schumann, Beethoven--with lesser masters--Loewe, Schoeck; we get both Schubert's and Loewe's setting of the achingly nostalgic "Wanderer's Nightsong," and Loewe's jaunty setting of "Der Erlkonig," perhaps Schubert's best-known song, but by no means his exclusive property. Two songs of Gees's own are intelligent modern pastiches of the romantic style, solidly accomplished word-settings with interesting piano writing. All the songs here are admirably selected for Prégardien's darkly sorrowful pure voice and Gees's tactful, occasionally intense, accompaniment. --Roz Kaveney

Customer Reviews:

What a wonderful recital!.......2000-02-17

After listening this CD we will finally know why Goethe is an great poet. Too much possibility contained in his poems, as this CD shows us. This unusual recital consists of 27 lieder from 11 composers, spanned from old Beethovan, Wolf to modern Diepenbrock, Shoeck, Gees. Thank God it contains very few over-sung Schubert-Goethe cliche. Pregardien selected and arrange these lieder wisely and carefully, and he deliberately changes style from one song to another. With his gold, clean voice and deep, intense interpretion, they reflected the wild and wide soul a great poet can be. Gees's accompaniment is as well.

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Carl Loewe: Lieder & Balladen, Vol. 21

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ASIN: B000Q7ZKJ8
Release Date: 2007-06-26

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ENOUGH FOR NOW

Carl Loewe: Lieder & Balladen

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ASIN: B000000SPG
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Customer Reviews:

ENOUGH FOR NOW.......2005-06-24

Loewe was a contemporary of Schubert, and his output of songs and ballads seems to have been on a similarly large scale. He even set Goethe's Erlkoenig, and at one time there was a fashion to prefer his version to Schubert's masterpiece. This prompted a typically supercilious defence of Schubert from Tovey, always one to praise famous men, but I have heard Loewe's setting and I have no difficulty with Tovey's point of view in general.

Erlkoenig is not included in this recital of 17 numbers by a variety of authors. Most are ballads, a type of poetry for which I have had a lifelong weakness. The themes of love and death figure prominently, and I imagine it would be hard to put together any representative selection of ballads in any language where that was not so. Others are various kinds of lyrics, including translations of Byron and a German setting of three verses from St John's gospel. The choice of religious texts is admirably ecumenical, one poem relating to a miracle associated with the Blessed Virgin, another to a miraculous escape by the Prophet and a companion from their pursuers, and I suppose that the sentiment in the ninth item, (one of the Byron translations), could be fairly described as Zionist. I find the selection to be judicious and as well varied as the material permits, my own partiality being strongly for the touching and affecting ballads. The music is simple and attractive throughout. The liner-note (anonymous but pretty obviously a translation from German) is slightly hectoring in the way it tells us what to think, and while I quite agree that Loewe does not deserve neglect I don't perceive him as any serious rival to Schubert either.

I think you would be very surprised if I had much criticism to make of Fischer-Dieskau, and indeed I have none at all. The beautiful voice, the meticulous artistry and the sense of belief and commitment are here as surely as in his renderings of Schubert or Wolf. Hartmut Hoell is a fairly unremarkable accompanist, but this is not music that cries out for Gerald Moore, and I have no problems in that quarter either. The recording does everyone justice, and I recommend this disc warmly to music lovers interested in this attractive byway of German Lied who may balk slightly at becoming involved with it in a more wholesale way.

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Carl Loewe: Lieder & Balladen, Vol. 14

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ASIN: B00005B17I
Release Date: 2001-04-17

Tracks:

Der Wirtin Tochterlein, Op.1, 2
Die Verfallene Muhle, Op.109
Madchen Sind Wie Der Wind, Op.9, 4
Der Heilige Franziskus, Op.75, 3
Der Schatzgraber, Op.59, 3
Die Wandelnde Glocke, Op.20, 3
Der Getreue Eckart, Op.44, 2
Die Glocken Zu Speyer, Op.67, 2
Der Monch Zu Pisa, Op.114
Der Alte Goethe, Op.9
Friedericus Rex, Op.61
Das Erkennen, Op.65, 2
Abschied Op.3, 1
Melek Am Quell, Op.10, 6
Der Edelfalk, Op.68, 2
Landgraf Philipp Der Grossmutige, Op.125, 1
Das Grab Zu Ephesus, Op.75, 1
Harald, Op.45, 1

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Carl Loewe: Lieder & Balladen

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Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

Erlkonig
Wanderers Nachtlied I
Wanderers Nachtlied II
Hochtzeitlied
Der Zauberlehrling
Die wandelnde Glocke
Thurmwachter Lynceus zu den Fussen der Helena
Lynceus, der Thurmer, auf Faust's Sternwarte singend
Gutmann und Gutweib
Der Fischer
Der getreue Eckhart
Der Totentanz
Wirkung in die Ferne
Der Sanger
Der Schatzgraber
Freibeuter
Der alte Goethe

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An Eloquent Example of Sensitive Programming
A Little Gem

Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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Jagdlied aus Op.84 No.3
Altdeutsches Fruhlingslied aus Op.86 No.6
Scheiden und Meiden aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
Ablosung im Sommer aus: Lieder und Gesange aus der Jugendzeit
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Der Uberlaufer aus: Sieben Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte Op.48 No.2
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Das bucklichte mannlein
Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selver sang aus: Sechs lieder Op.3 No.1
Abendsegen aus: Acht Volkslieder fur Gesang und Klavier Op.64 No.5
Wiegenlied aus: Funf Lieder mit Begleitung des Pianoforte Op.49 No.4

Customer Reviews:

An Eloquent Example of Sensitive Programming.......2005-05-18

Thomas Hampson has long been admired not only for the beauty of his richly pliant baritone voice, but also for the amount of research about composers and musicology he incorporates into his busy recital and opera life. This recording made in 1989 with the superb collaboration of pianist Geoffrey Parsons is an excellent example of what Hampson does best. He has selected the collection of German folk poetry 'Des Knaben Wunderhorn' assembled in 1896 - 1808 by Achim von Arnim and Clemens von Brentano which Goethe proclaimed the true essence of the German people, a legacy that would last forever, and found all of the musical settings to these poems. Indeed Goethe's prophecy proved correct in that many composers set these poems to music with varying degrees of celebrity.

Hampson has collected the renderings of this poems by composers Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, von Weber, Loewe, Richard Strauss, Schoenberg, and of course the most popular settings by Gustav Mahler. The result is a fascinating insight into the way like poems are interpreted by different composers. There are many well-known episodes here but there are also intriguing discoveries of some very beautiful, seldom heard songs. Hampson and Parsons create an atmosphere of musicality and expressivity that is all too rare. That they are performed beautifully is a given!

This is the second release of this particular recital and before it, too, becomes history it is highly recommended for connoisseurs of thoughtful programs. Grady Harp, May 05

A Little Gem.......2002-09-22

This is simply one of the best Lieder records available. It has everything, an excellent selection, a great baritone and a perfect piano partnership. Des Knaben Wunderhorn is a loose collection of text and songs from the German Folklore, which has been taken up by German composers. This collection goes through almost 150 year of German musical history, from Carl Maria von Weber to Richard Strauss. The tone tend to be sprightly, amusing, with the sad touch for balance. The original recording catches Thomas Hampson early in his extensive recording career, with still a fresh bloom in his voice that is perfect for the tunes. It goes to show you that baritones can be fun too. Mr. Parsons is always the perfect pianist for accompaniment. If you do not know what Lieder are, or thing they are boring and "passe", do yourself a favor and check this out.

Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)

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Great Voices of the Early Years (Box Set)

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Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Rigoletto: 'Pari siamo!
Rigoletto: 'Cortigiani, vil razza dannata'
Otello: 'Niun mi tema'
Pagliacci: 'Recitar!...Vesti la giubba'
Cavalleria Rusticana: Siziliana 'O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa'
Mattinata
Otello: 'Tu?! Indietro! fuggi!'
La Boheme: 'Quando men vo soletta per la vie'
Rigoletto: 'Caro nome'
La Fille Du Regiment: Tirolienne: 'Qu'est-ce que c'est que j'entends?'
Rigoletto: 'La donna e mobile'
TOSCA: 'Recondita armonia'
La forza del destino: 'Oh, tu che in seno agli angeli'
Aida: 'I sacri nomi di padre'
TOSCA: 'E lucevan le stelle'
L'Elisir d'Amore: 'Una furtiva lagrima'
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Una voce poco fa'
Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'La calunnia e un venticello'
TOSCA: 'Vissi d'arte'
Madame Butterfly: 'Un bel di vedremo'
Turandot: 'Nessun dorma'

Tracks:

Parsifal: 'Ich sah das Kind an seiner Mutter Brust
Lohengrin: In fernem Land
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Morgenlich leutchtend im rosigen Schein
Parsifal: Des Weihgefasses gottlicher Gehalt
Das Rheingold: Weiche, Wotan, weiche!
Rienzi's Prayer: Allmacht'ger Vater, blick herab
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Was duftet doch der Flieder
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg: Wahn, Wahn, uberall Wahn
Der fliegende Hollander: The Dutchman's monologue
Die Walkure: Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater

Tracks:

Undine: Nun ist's vollbracht!
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute: Ein Madchen oder Weibchen
The Magic Flute: In diesen heil'gen Hallen
The Magic Flute: O Isis und Osiris
The Abduction From The Seraglio: Konstanze, dich wiederzusehen
Gasparone: O wenn ich doch ein Rauber war
Maria, mari: Schon strahlt die Nacht im Silberschein
Martha: Letzte Rose
Martha: Ach so fromm
Liebe bei Hof: Man nehme zwei Herzen
Chianti Song: Chianti-Lied
Eine Nacht In Venedig: The Gondolier's Song
The Land Of Smiles: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Der Rosenkavalier: Hab' mir's gelobt - Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein
Der Freischutz: Einst traumte meiner sel'gen Base ... Trube
Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Als Bublein Klein an der Mutterbrust
Ariadne auf Naxos: An Ihre Platze, meine Damen und Herrn!

Tracks:

Feldeinsamkeit Op. 86 no. 2
Epiphanias
Fruhlingsfahrt Op. 45 - No. 2
Auftrage Op. 77 No. 5
Adelaide Op. 46
An die Hoffnung Op. 32
An Schwager Kronos D 369
Erlkonig D 328
Auf Flugeln des Gesanges Op. 34 No. 2
Eifersucht und Stolz from Die schone Mullerin D 795
Die drei Zigeuner, Searle 320
Meeresleuchten Op. 145 No. 1
Verborgenheit
Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4
Traum durch die Dammerung Op. 29 No. 1
Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8
An die Musik D 547
Der Musensohn D 764
Am Grabe Anselmos D 504
Traume from Wesendonck - Lieder
Des Kindes Gebet from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 22
Herzenstausch from Schlichte Weisen Op. 76 No. 5

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Winterreise D 911: Gute Nacht
Winterreise D 911: Die Wetterfahne
Winterreise D 911: Gefrorne Tranen
Winterreise D 911: Erstarrung
Winterreise D 911: Der Lindenbaum
Winterreise D 911: Wasserflut
Winterreise D 911: Auf dem Flusse
Winterreise D 911: Ruckblick
Winterreise D 911: Irrlicht
Winterreise D 911: Rast
Winterreise D 911: Fruhlingstraum
Winterreise D 911: Einsamkeit
Winterreise D 911: Die Post
Winterreise D 911: Der greise Kopf
Winterreise D 911: Die Krahe
Winterreise D 911: Letzte Hoffnung
Winterreise D 911: Im Dorfe
Winterreise D 911: Der sturmische Morgen
Winterreise D 911: Tauschung
Winterreise D 911: Der Wegweiser
Winterreise D 911: Das Wirtshaus
Winterreise D 911: Mut!
Winterreise D 911: Die Nebensonnen
Winterreise D 911: Der Leiermann

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Deutsche Grammophon is lucky in that World War II didn't slow classical recordings in Germany as it did in the United States but stimulated them: It was essential for wartime morale. Thus, if you can get past any repugnance related to these recordings' genesis, there's a huge amount to enjoy. There's a disc of lieder by all the prewar greats (Franz Volker, Tiana Lemnitz, Erna Berger, and Heinrich Schlusnus), a disc of Wagner featuring young Hans Hotter, opera and operetta performances by Berger and Helge Roswaenge, and a disc showing how the German singers gave Italian opera a distinctively Nordic but highly communicative edge. The set is crowned by a complete Winterreise that was recorded by Peter Anders in 1945 (and sounds it): the cultivated tenor's anguished performance embodies a Germany facing the abyss. --David Patrick Stearns

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Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Three Fingers [Import]

A due...

Belfast Blues [EP]

Presents a Musical Childhood with Infancia

Stylin' Up [Import]

A Nu Day [Enhanced]

All the Love [Import]

Ann Murray - Great Handel Arias / Mackerras