Schubert: Lieder

Franz [Vienna] Schubert (Composer), Geoffrey Parsons (Performer), Barbara Bonney (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Geoffrey Parsons, Barbara Bonney
• Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
• Audio CD (April 29, 2008)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Teldec
• ASIN: B00118AWFS
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,514 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ellens Gesang III ('Ave Maria'), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)

2. Ganymed ('Wie im Morgenglanze'), song for voice & piano, D. 544 (Op. 19/3)

3. Mignon ('Kennst du das Land?'), song for voice & piano, D. 321

4. Lied der Mignon ('Heiss' mich nicht reden'), song for voice & piano, D. 877/2, (Op. 62/2)

5. Lied der Mignon ('So lasst mich scheinen'), song for voice & piano, D. 877/3 (Op. 62/3)

6. Lied der Mignon ('Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'), song for voice & piano, D. 877/4 (Op. 62/4)

7. Liebhaber in allen Gestalten ('Ich wollt', ich wär' ein Fisch'), song for voice & piano, D. 558

8. Heidenröslein ('Sah ein Knab...'), song for voice & piano, D. 257 (Op. 3/3)

9. Nähe des Geliebten ('Ich denke dein'), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 162 (Op. 5/2)

10. Die Forelle ('In einem Bächlein helle'), song for voice & piano, D. 550 (Op. 32)

11. Auf dem Wasser zu singen ('Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen'), song for voice & piano, D. 774 (Op. 72)

12. Im Abendrot ('O, wie schön ist deine Welt'), song for voice & piano, D. 799

13. Ständchen ('Horch, horch, die Lerche'), song for voice & piano, D. 889

14. Du bist die Ruh, song for voice & piano, D. 776 (Op. 59/3)

15. Gretchen am Spinnrade ('Meine Ruh'...'), song for voice & piano, D. 118 (Op. 2)

16. Gretchen ('Ach neige...'), song for voice & piano (fragment), D. 564

17. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ('Wenn auf dem höchsten Fels ich steh''), for voice, clarinet (or cello) & piano, D. 965 (Op. posth. 129)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unsatisfied Craving, January 28, 2010

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Giordano Bruno (Wherever I am, I am.) - See all my reviews
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Every once in a while, I get a Schubert craving, like the proverbial pregnant woman's hunger for pickles or persimmon parfait. The Schubert Lieder are among the most perfect unifications of poetry and music ever composed. I know many of the poems by heart in German, having memorized them in college. That would be a good thing for anyone who selects this performance to consider, since the texts are not included except by way of an internet site. In any case, feeling my familiar Schubert craving building up, and moderately dissatisfied with my last Schubert acquisition (by Thomas Hampson), I decided to hear what a couple of singers, with proven ability in "historically informed" performances, would have to offer, to whit: Barbara Bonney and Matthias Goerne.

Stated simply, this performance by Bonney is a disappointment. Her tuning is slack at times, her German enunciation is mushy, and her interpretations seem arbitrary all too often. Yes, she has a pretty voice, and she avoids the red-plush drawing-room pomposity of many Lieder sopranos, but that's not enough. She's just close enough, I have to say, to demonstrate just how hard it is to sing these artfully artless songs perfectly.

Now, on to the good news: the Matthias Goerne recital of Beethoven's 'An die ferne Geliebte" and Schubert's 'Schwanengesang' is completely satisfying; I'll be reviewing it also, as soon as I've listened to it enough. Hey, one out of two isn't so bad!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exquisite, March 9, 2011

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I could not recommend a CD more highly. I own a number of CDs of Schubert lieder and this is easily my favorite. Barbara Bonney's singing is pure and soulful. The tempo that she and Geoffrey Parsons take on each of these songs brings out their inner beauty. When I listen to this CD, it makes me slow down and be at peace with the world. This is exceptional considering I am usually listening to it while driving in heavy traffic on the DC Beltway. My favorite track is Im Abendrot. I could listen to it over and over again. My only wish is that Barbara Bonney records more of Schubert's lieder.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ave Maria, January 23, 2010

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This is the most beautiful recording of Ave Maria I've ever heard! Barbara Bonney's voice is unbelievable. I bought the CD just to listen to Ave Maria-repeatedly.