The Hyperion Schubert Edition 30 - Winterreise / Goerne, Johnson [Import]

Franz Schubert (Artist), Matthias Goerne (Artist), Graham Johnson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 9, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B000002ZFO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Winterreise, D 911: Gute Nacht

2. Winterreise, D 911: Die Wetterfahne

3. Winterreise, D 911: Gefrorne Tranen

4. Winterreise, D 911: Erstarrung

5. Winterreise, D 911: Der Lindenbaum

6. Winterreise, D 911: Wasserflut

7. Winterreise, D 911: Auf dem Flusse

8. Winterreise, D 911: Ruckblick

9. Winterreise, D 911: Irrlicht

10. Winterreise, D 911: Rast

11. Winterreise, D 911: Fruhlingstraum

12. Winterreise, D 911: Einsamkeit

13. Winterreise, D 911: Die Post

14. Winterreise, D 911: Der greise Kopf

15. Winterreise, D 911: Die Krahe

16. Winterreise, D 911: Letzte Hoffnung

17. Winterreise, D 911: Im Dorfe

18. Winterreise, D 911: Der sturmische Morgen

19. Winterreise, D 911: Tauschung

20. Winterreise, D 911: Der Wegweiser

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Volume 30 in Hyperion's complete Schubert song edition consists of Der Winterreise, one of the greatest and most profoundly depressing pieces of music ever written. Matthias Görne is a magnificent soloist, extracting the maximum variety of nuance from these bleak poems, but never overacting to the point where he just becomes annoying. (It's a real problem in this work. Sometimes you just want to scream at the singer "Shut up and die, already!") Adding to the attractions of this performance are Graham Johnson's magnificent notes, as thorough and clear a discussion of the music as you are ever likely to read. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Meltingly beautiful, March 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hyperion Schubert Edition 30 - Winterreise / Goerne, Johnson (Audio CD)

Besides having a keen and instinctive sense of phrasing and shading, Matthias Goerne possesses a voice that is beautiful in color and tone and also has impressive weight and range. His heartfelt rendering of Winterreise is deeply affecting but never contrived or exaggerated. I can't think of any version I would rather listen to. Simply sublime.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous Winterreise, December 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Hyperion Schubert Edition 30 - Winterreise / Goerne, Johnson (Audio CD)

Matthias Goerne signs one of the most moving performances of this most moving song cycle. I grew up with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, but Goerne's voice and attention to the nuances of the text is as wonderful in their ways as is the "master's." Goerne is clearly one of the two or three best of the new generation. This is another feather in the cap of the Schubert series.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Winterreise, December 26, 2000

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"tj2e" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Hyperion Schubert Edition 30 - Winterreise / Goerne, Johnson (Audio CD)

Goerne is at the top of his form in this wonderful performance of Schubert's most moving song cycle. Even for Fischer-Dieskau partisans (and I am among them), this is a sterling performance. One of the best of the Hyperion Schubert series. Highly rcommended.