Schubert: Schwanengesang and 10 favourite Lieder

Franz Schubert (Composer), Ian Partridge (Performer), Steuart Bedford (Performer), John Shirley-Quirk (Performer), Jennifer Partridge (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ian Partridge, Steuart Bedford, John Shirley-Quirk, Jennifer Partridge
• Composer: Franz Schubert
• Audio CD (May 21, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ASV Quicksilva
• ASIN: B000001HPG
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,302 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Love's Message - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

2. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Warrior's Forboding - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

3. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Longing For The Spring - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

4. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Ser - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

5. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Stop - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

6. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: In The Distance - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

7. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Farewell - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

8. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Atlas - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

9. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: Her Picture - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

10. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: The Fishermaiden - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

11. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: The Town - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

12. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: By The Sea - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

13. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: The Double - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

14. Schwanengesang-Song Collection, D957: The Pigeon Post - John Shirley-Quirk/Steuart Bedford

15. Who Is Silvia?, D891 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

16. Dissolution, D807 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

17. The Fisherman's Song, D881 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

18. The Roamer To The Moon, D870 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

19. Traveller's Nocturnal Song, D768 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

20. The Trout, D550 - Ian Partridge/Jennifer Partridge

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A super-bargain Schubertfest, January 3, 2011

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Ralph Moore "Ralph operaphile" (Bishop's Stortford, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schubert: Schwanengesang and 10 favourite Lieder (Audio CD)

This disc, lurking in the lower regions on a super-bargain label, could easily be overlooked, yet it has long, long been a favourite of mine since I first owned it on LP and admired John Shirley-Quirk's sonorous, sensitive bass-baritone. It is now coupled on CD with a priceless collection of Lieder beautifully sung by the silver-voiced tenor Ian Partridge accompanied by his pianist sister Jennifer - a recital to match their lovely "Die Schöne Müllerin".

Being a true bass-baritone, Shirley-Quirk has the richness of voice to plumb emotional and tonal depths yet can lighten his voice to a meltingly lovely, high mezza-voce. His range of expression is remarkable, from highly strung near hysteria in the opening "Liebesbotschaft" to the sombre, reflective tenderness required in ""Ständchen". He is greatly helped by Steuart Bedford's flexible, imaginative pianism. The concluding "Die Taubenpost" is performed in an unexpectedly gentle and reflective manner, producing a most striking, charming and unusual effect for a song which can be delivered entirely differently, as per the insouciance of Brigitte Fassbaender with Aribert Reimann.

There must be room for this cheap disc on the shelves of any lover of Schubert Lieder unless you do not respond to the individual timbre and vocal "face" of these two singers, as I certainly do not think their interpretative artistry can be impugned. Unfortunately, no libretto - but what do you expect for this price? Simply download the texts.