Schubert: Schwanengesang / Terfel

Bryn Terfel (Artist), Franz Schubert (Composer), Malcolm Martineau (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Malcolm Martineau
• Composer: Franz Schubert
• Audio CD (May 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Marquis Classics / Sain
• ASIN: B00004SSHV
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,570 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Liebesbotschaft ('Rauschendes Bächlein'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/1

2. Kriegers Ahnung ('In tiefer Ruh'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/2

3. Frühlingssehnsucht ('Säuselnde Lüfte'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/3

4. Ständchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4

5. Aufenthalt ('Rauschender Strom'), song for voice and piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/5

6. In der Ferne ('Wehe dem Fliehenden'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/6

7. Abschied ('Ade!, du muntre...'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/7

8. Der Atlas ('Ich unglückselger Atlas'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/8

9. Ihr Bild ('Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/9

10. Das Fischermädchen ('Du schönes Fischermädchen'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/10

11. Die Stadt ('Am fernen Horizonte'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/11

12. Am Meer ('Das Meer erglänzte'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/12

13. Der Doppelgänger ('Still ist die Nacht'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/13

14. Die Taubenpost ('Ich hab' eine brieftaub''), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 965a (D. 957/14)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the very best Schwanengesang recordings--bye bye, F-D, January 3, 2006

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This review is from: Schubert: Schwanengesang / Terfel (Audio CD)

I am not an ardent fan of Fischer-Dieskau, but all his considerable abilities were lavished on Schwanengesang. I kept his early EMI recording as a standard for years, but now we have three excellent alternatives--Bo Skovhus on Sony, Thomas Quasthoff on DG, and this early Terfel recording on an obscure Welsh label, Sain. Of the three, Terfel is the powerhouse. His huge dramatic baritone is unleashed in many songs--for heroism and sheer vocal thrills he has no match. But this giant can also walk on air and tenderly break your heart.

Still in his twenties when he made this CD in 1992, Terfel was three years past his win at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition--a wonderfully hyprebolic title for a hyperbolic singer. Everything here is totally heart-on-sleeve, and Terfel's passions spill over the boundaries of the lied. No matter. His musical instincts are completely natural and unforced, just the thing Schubert requires. Happily, the recent wobble in his voice and his tendency to self-parodied histrionics are nowhere in sight. Malcolm Martineau gives a world-class accompaniment, far beyond Gerald Moore for F-D.

All in all, if you have been looking for a great lieder singer with a ravishing voice, something F-D never had, this CD stands high on the list.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Masterfully Sung, June 19, 2000

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This review is from: Schubert: Schwanengesang / Terfel (Audio CD)

Terfel displays an understanding of Schubert that transcends most of the mediocre attempts that have preceeded. I highly recommend this C.D., it is a fresh, albeit different, look at this well-known cycle.