Schubert, Beethoven: Lieder; Schumann: Dichterliebe

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Hubert Giesen (Performer), Fritz Wunderlich (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Hubert Giesen, Fritz Wunderlich
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Robert Schumann
• Audio CD (July 9, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Orfeo D'or
• ASIN: B0000044XK
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Adelaide, song for voice & piano, Op. 46

2. Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4

3. Der Wachtelschlag, song for voice & piano ('Ach, mir schallt's dorten'), WoO 129

4. Resignation ('Lisch aus, mein Licht'), song for voice & piano, WoO 149

5. Der Kuss (The Kiss), arietta for voice & piano, Op. 128

6. Der Einsame ('Wenn meine Grillen schwirren'), song for voice & piano, D. 800 (Op. 41)

7. Nachtstück ('Wenn über Berge sich der Nebel breitet'), song for voice & piano, D. 672 (Op. 36/2)

8. An die Laute ('Leiser, leiser, kleine Laute'), song for voice & piano, D. 905 (Op. 81/2)

9. Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren ('Dioskuren, Zwillingssterne'), song for voice & piano, D. 360 (Op. 65/1)

10. Gesang ('Was ist Sylvia,...'), song for voice & piano, ('An Sylvia'), D. 891 (Op. 106/4)

11. Der Musensohn ('Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen'), song for voice & piano, D. 764 (Op. 92/1)

12. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 1, 'Im wunderschonen Monat Mai'

13. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 2, 'Aus meinen Tranen spriessen'

14. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 3, 'Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube'

15. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 4, 'Wenn ich in deine Augen seh''

16. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 5, 'Ich will meine Seele tauchen'

17. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 6, 'Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome'

18. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 7, 'Ich grolle nicht'

19. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 8, Und wussten's die Blumen, die kleinen'

20. Dichterliebe, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 48: No. 9, 'Das ist ein Floten und Geigen'

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Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Consummate performance by one of the 20C's greatest tenors, April 11, 1999

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This review is from: Schubert, Beethoven: Lieder; Schumann: Dichterliebe (Audio CD)

Fritz Wunderlich's effortless, velvety tenor is beautifully suited to lieder as well as opera. He is my all-time favorite tenor. It's so tragic that he met with a fatal accident in the prime of his life. Nonetheless, there is a wealth of listening material available for Wunderlich's admirers. The "Dichterliebe" contains some of Schumann's greatest material and Wunderlich's simple and heartfelt renditions will leave you mesmerized. His diction is flawless and he is in full control of his flexible voice at all times. I've never heard Beethoven's "Adelaide" sung better. It's as if it were written especially for him. Also flawlessly performed are the Schubert, my favorites being "Der Musensohn" and "An Sylvia". The recording is clear and warm--very lifelike. Hubert Giesen is a superb musician and accompanist. This CD is a must have, not only for serious students of lieder, but also for anyoe who wants to be immersed in glorious music, gloriously performed. I can't recommend it highly enough.