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Singphonic Schubert: Complete Edition, Vol. 5

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Splendid German ensemble The Singphoniker débuts many "lost" works by Schubert for male vocalise.

Highlights of this disc include:

~:11min. line of Goethe's "Song of the Spirit over the Waters" D.714--an exceptional vocal Octet (4T 4B) with unusual string Quintet accompaniment (2 violas, 2 celli, and double bass);

~:06min. late-setting (1827) of Seidl's "Nightsong in the Woods" D.913--for vocal quartet (TTBB) with four horns;

:03min. poem by Schubert on "Father's Name Day" D.80--for trio (TTB) and guitar;

:05min. "The Winter Day" D.984--quartet and piano;

~:08min. line of Hölty's "May Song" ('Der Schnee zerrinnt' ['The Snow Melts...']) D.202--for unusual combo of BB/2horns;

~:06min. lyric by Schubert "For Salieri's 50th Anniversary Celebration" D.407--for T solo, quartet and piano;

~:05mins. on Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis' "The Grave" D.569--for unison male choir and piano.

(Poe-ish, morbid thoughts were never far from Schubert--nor indeed post-Schubertian Bruckner--cf., Zwei Totenlieder, WAB 47-8.)

Bruckner: Te Deum, Motets, Psalm 150 / Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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