Schubert & Schumann Lieder [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Franz Schubert (Composer), Robert Schumann (Composer), Franz Rupp (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Franz Rupp
• Composer: Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann
• Audio CD (January 11, 2000)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00003OP6I
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #218,815 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Georgeous Lieder, April 9, 2000

By	Grey W. Satterfield Jr. (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since my daughter gave me this golorious collection of Marian Anderson's performances of Schubert and Schumann Lieder I can't quit listening to it. It grows better with each playing. What a great artist Marian Anderson was: beautiful voice, impeccable taste, and unsurpassed musicality. Listening to these pieces verges on religious experience. As a test I listened to what had been my favorite recording of Schubert lieder recorded by Elly Ameling (An Die Musik, Phillips 410 037-2). As wonderful as Ameling was, Anderson was better. This is a statement I thought that it would be impossible to make as I admire Ameling's lieder singing greatly. The most amazing part of this recording of Anderson's lieder is that her performances and the listening experience they provide are as great as they are despite the fact that the recordings were made between 1945 and 1951. In those years Anderson was in her late 40s and early 50s and recording techniques were primitive by current standards. Nevertheless, these are great recorded performances, which is a characterization I do not use lightly.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic voice, September 11, 2000

By	"pspa" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

It takes a little getting used to Marian Anderson because her voice is so natural and unpretentious and the recording is balanced fairly forward compared to modern recordings, but once you do, WOW!! Other than an old LP I have of Leontyne Price that was never put on CD, this is the best version of Ave Maria I have ever heard, incredibly moving in its simplicity and beauty, with no theatrics or self-indulgence, and the rest of the Lieder are sung with equal eloquence and grace, with fine accompaniment too. Obviously the recording quality isn't quite up to modern standards, but the engineers have done a wonderful job and after the first couple of minutes you really don't even notice.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A surprise..., March 5, 2000

By	Izolda (North Haven, CT United States) - See all my reviews

I have never consciously listened to Marian Anderson's singing and probably would never try if I had not been exposed to her art while shopping in one of the biggest CD stores in New York. After a few first tracks from this record, played through the loudspeakers, I was under Anderson's spell. I still did not know who was singing, but I was sure that I wanted to buy this record for any money. The singing was "oldfashioned", very innocent yet very expressive. It fitted my mood perfectly and it fitted my new collector's passion for old recordings of Lieder. Her "Death and the Maiden" was breathtaking, and the changing voices in the "Erlkoenig" hard to forget. I still did not listen to Schumann, simply because I want to savour the first part of the disc. Her Lieder singing may not be to everybody's taste, but if you like exploring old recordings, this CD is a must. This is one of my recent "discoveries" and I am happy that I came accross this great singer.