The Hyperion Schubert Edition 36 ~ An 1827 Schubertiad / Banse, Finley, Schade, Dawson, G. Johnson [IMPORT]

Gerald Finley (Performer), Paul Robinson (Performer), Charles Gibbs (Performer), Franz Schubert (Composer), Eugene Asti (Performer), Graham Johnson (Performer), Juliane Banse (Performer), Lynne Dawson (Performer), Michael Schade (Performer), Ashley Catling (Performer), Tom Raskin (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Gerald Finley, Paul Robinson, Charles Gibbs, Eugene Asti, Graham Johnson, et al.
• Composer: Franz Schubert
• Audio CD (August 15, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B00004RITF
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,055 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Romanze des Richard Löwenherz ('Grosser Taten tat der Ritter'), song for voice & piano, D. 907

2. Jägers Liebeslied ('Ich schiess' den Hirsch'), song for voice & piano, D. 909 (Op. 96/2)

3. Schiffers Scheidelied ('Die Wogen am Gestade schwellen'), song for voice & piano, D. 910

4. Frühlingslied II ('Geöffnet sind des Winters Riegel'), for voice & piano, D. 919

5. Songs (3) for voice & piano, D. 902

6. Songs (3) for voice & piano, D. 902

7. Songs (3) for voice & piano, D. 902

8. Wolke und Quelle ('Auf meinen heimischen Bergen'), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 896b

9. Fröhliches Scheiden ('Gar fröhlich kann ich scheiden'), for voice & piano (sketch), D. 896

10. Sie in jedem Leide ('Nehm ich die Harfe'), song for voice & piano (sketch), D. 896a

11. Das Weinen ('Gar tröstlich kommt geronnen'), song for voice & piano, D. 926 (Op. 106/2)

12. Heimliches Lieben ('O du, wenn deine Lippen...'), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 922 (Op. 106/1)

13. Die Sterne ('Wie blitzen die Sternen') for voice & piano, D. 939 (Op. 96/1)

14. Der Wallensteiner Lanzknecht beim Trunk ('He! schenket mir im Helme ein!'), for voice & piano, D. 931

15. Der Kreuzzug ('Ein Münich steht in seiner Zell''), song for voice & piano, D. 932

16. Der Hochzeitsbraten, comic trio for voices (S.T.B.) & piano, D. 930 (Op. posth. 104)

17. Kantate zur Feier der Genesung des Fräulein Irene von Kiesewetter, sextet for mixed voices & piano, 4 hands, D. 936

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fulfilling Evening of Schubert Songs, October 10, 2005

By	Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

For those unexposed to the enormous undertaking by Hyperion records to record all of the songs and song cycles of Franz Schubert, this superb CD is a fine way to discover. Schubert's range of vocal writing was immense and though many of his songs are de rigueur on the recitals of every singer, there are so many that are rarely heard, little jewels of composition hiding on the library shelves, that it takes a project such as this by Hyperion to bring them fully to our attention.

This CD is a true 'Schubertiad' - an evening of various works by one composer involving several soloists. The constant here is the fine pianist Graham Johnson who collaborates with each of the singers providing a consistency of vision that truly makes this group of songs unified. The soloists are all excellent - Juliane Banse, Lynne Dawson, Gerald Finley, Graham Johnson, Michael Schade - but the evening's crowning artist is Gerald Finley. This young Canadian baritone has a voice of rare beauty and communicative powers and his rendering of the poetry so important in Schubert's settings is uncanny. Since this recording, made in 2000, Finley has become one of the more sought after singers in opera, oratorio, recitals, and contemporary works: he has premiered opera roles by Saariaho and Adams, his most recent triumph is the lead in Adams' stunning 'Doctor Atomic'. Each of his many operatic roles allows him to communicate the large image in Mozart, Vaughan Williams, Purcell, Britten, etc, but here Finley works his magic on the bare stage with piano: the power of his communication is equally powerful. A most satisfying recital. Grady Harp, October 05