Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen

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

Product Details

• Performer: Hubert Giesen, Fritz Wunderlich
• Composer: Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz [Vienna] Schubert
• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GXG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BUY THIS CD! Incredible vocalism., March 21, 2001

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"ronpearl" (Stanford, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen (Audio CD)

If you buy one lieder CD this year, buy this CD! Fritz Wunderlich possesses one of the most beautiful voices on record. It is well-preserved on this disc. The Dichterliebe are unbelievable. Listen especially to the emotion on "Ich grolle nicht," for example. There are very few "definitive" lieder recordings--this is one of mine. A definite desert island disc!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest, July 18, 2004

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Jorge V. Grossmann (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen (Audio CD)

Fritz Wunderlich sings with a truly marvelous voice and an impeccable diction. His short life (he died at age 36, however, certainly did not allow him to reach full musical maturity in some of his interpretations. His youthful voice suits the Beethoven songs the best-`Adelaide' stands among the best I have ever heard in recording. His version of Dichterliebe, although also extremely musical and equally moving, lacks of a bit of the detail and subtlety we find in, for example, the Fischer-Dieskau recordings-arguably among the best. We must consider that Wunderlich, contrary to Fischer Dieskau for instance, sings most of these pieces in its original key, which also makes the experience of listening to this CD one of the best ever. This recording gives me the impression that Wunderlich's voice would surpass any other Beethoven, Schubert or Schumann could have ever dreamt of!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen, March 16, 2002

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Emmanuel Benador (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Schumann: Dichterliebe / Wunderlich, Giesen (Audio CD)

The cycle of the Poet's love is most probably the greatest and most difficult one to interpret. Each melody is asking from the singer and the pianist equal amount of musical imagination (as later on with Hugo wolf cycles.) Here, Wunderlich sings with such subtleties that it seems as natural as he would speak or read out loud. The words are integrated into the music and the accents help the listener to follow the music and the poems as a whole story instead of considering each melody as a seperate entity. These accents are not cold but beautifully musical sustained by H. Giesen at the piano. His warm voice is an enormous plus in this version and each sound is in place, like breathing is a necessity.