lieder Archive
Franz SCHUBERT: Die Nacht – Anja Lechner, Pablo Marquez – ECM
A tranquil Schubertiad featuring lieder and nocturnes arranged for cello and guitar.
RICHARD STRAUSS Lieder sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf – Parlophone vinyl
We are hearing how it must have sounded in the Grunewaldkirche. RICHARD STRAUSS: Vier letzte Lieder – Orchestral songs: Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2; Waldseligkeit, Op. 49 No. 1; Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1; Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1; Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland Op. 56 No. 6 – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop.. Berlin […]
Romantic Trios for Oboe, Viola, and Piano by SCHUMANN, LOEFFLER, KLUGHARDT & KAHN – Ensemble Schumann – MSR Classics
Warm and invigorating performances of little known music that will delight on many levels.
SCHUBERT: Adrast (fragment); Szene aus Faust; Five Lieder; Ellens Zweiter Gesang; Erlkonig – Barbara Berens, sop./ Martin Nagy, tenor/ Steffen Lachenmann, bar./ Kammerchor Potsdam/ Brandenburger Sym./ Gernot Schulz – Ars Production
This release indicates “discoveries” and “arrangements”—not exactly true, but definitely some esoterica for devotees.
An Die Geliebte = Lieder of BEETHOVEN, R. STRAUSS, WEBER & WOLF – Julian Pregardien – Myrios
Julian Pregardien’s ease of delivery and unaffected performances win the day in this broad-spectrum Romantic soiree.
“Brahms Beloved” = BRAHMS: Sym. No. 1 in c; Sym. No. 3 in F; CLARA SCHUMANN: Ten Lieder – Felicity Lott, sop./ Wolfgang Holzmair, bar./ Orch. Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi/ John Axelrod, cond. & piano – TelarcBRAHMS: Sym. No. 3 in F; Sym. 4 in d – London Sym. Orch./ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live
Two fascinating Brahms releases make for an interesting comparison, each completing a series.
“Brahms Beloved” = BRAHMS: Sym. No. 1 in c; Sym. No. 3 in F; CLARA SCHUMANN: Ten Lieder – Felicity Lott, sop./ Wolfgang Holzmair, bar./ Orch. Sinfonica di Milano Guiseppe Verdi/ John Axelrod, cond. & piano – TelarcBRAHMS: Sym. No. 3 in F; Sym. 4 in d – London Sym. Orch./ Valery Gergiev – LSO Live
Two fascinating Brahms releases make for an interesting comparison, each completing a series.
MAHLER: Ruckert Lieder; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; ALMA MAHLER: Five Lieder – Karen Cargill, mezzo-sop./ Simon Lepper, p. – Linn
Mahler contra Mahler makes for a great listening experience.
SCHUBERT: Der Wanderer – Florian Boesch, bar./ Roger Vignoles, piano – Hyperion
Boesch scores a real winner here, perhaps his finest solo outing to date.
HANNS EISLER: Ernste Gesang; Lieder with Piano on poems by Brecht; Sonata No. 1 – Matthias Goerne, bar./ Thomas Larcher, p./ Ensemble Resonanz – Harmonia mundi
Music that begs to be heard and needs to be heard, by a virtually unknown, but tormented composer.
ARTUR SCHNABEL: Piano Quintet; 3 Pieces; Piano Sonata; 3 Fantasy Pieces for Piano, Violin, and Viola; 11 Lieder; 7 Lieder – Sibylle Kamphues, alto/ Irmela Roelcke, p./ Pellegrini Q. – cpo (2 CDs)
Surprisingly fine music from one of the greatest pianists who ever lived.
“Brahms Beloved” = BRAHMS: Symphonies, No. 2 in D, Op. 73; No. 4 in e, Op. 98; CLARA SCHUMANN: Arias – Indra Thomas, Nicole Cabell, sopranos/ Orch. Sin. di Milano Giuseppe Verdi/ John Axelrod, cond. & piano – Telarc
A fascinating concept album that is a little flimsy in theory, but offering mostly excellent performances.
“Das himmlische Leben” = Lieder by LISZT and MAHLER – Anne Schwanewilms, sop./ Charles Spencer, p. – Onyx
A marvelous recital of the highest quality, with some stirring interpretative finesse.
Classical Barbra – [TrackList follows] Barbra Streisand, soprano/ Columbia Sym. Orch./ Claus Ogerman, piano and cond. – Sony Masterworks
It’s taken 37 years, but Barbra’s finally back in the classical genre.
DVORAK: Zigeunerlieder = Gypsy Melodies; Moravian Duets; Biblical Songs – Genia Kühmeier, sop./ Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano/ Christoph Berner, p. – Harmonia mundi
A fine Dvorak lieder album conveyed with spirit and understanding.
SCHUBERT Lieder – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone/ Gerald Moore & Karl Engel, p. – EMI Classics Signature Series mono/stereo (four discs)
What’s to say? Four of the greatest lieder albums of all time newly remastered in Super Audio.
"Through Brahms" Music by Brahms, Schumann and many other composers (TrackList follows) – Music@Menlo Live (7 CDs)
“Through Brahms” Music by Brahms, Schumann and many other composers (TrackList follows) – Music@Menlo Live, 7 CDs, available singly or boxed in paper wrappers, TT:7:57:00 ****: Music@Menlo chose Brahms as the inspiration for its 2011 chamber music festival and so out comes yet another seven-disc set, available singly or in a convenient slipcase, of programs […]
SCHUBERT: Nacht und Traume – Matthis Goerne, baritone/ Alexander Schmalcz, piano – Harmonia mundi
Volume 5 lives up to expectations.
R. STRAUSS: 17 Lieder; Brentano Lieder, Op. 68 – Diana Damrau, soprano/Munich Philharmonic /Christian Thielemann – Virgin Classics
In the tradition of Schwarzkopf and Elisabeth Schumann, soprano Damrau renders a diaphanous visionary recital of the Strauss orchestral songs.
MAHLER: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Ruckert Lieder; 5 Lieder; 3 Lieder und Gesange – Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo/ Helmut Deutsch, p. – Quinton
A very affecting recital from a woman whom you would not normally consider with this composer.
ELLIOTT CARTER: Cello Concerto; UDO ZIMMERMANN: Lieder von einer Insel (Songs from an Island) – Jan Vogler, cello/ Bavarian Radio Symphony/ Kristjan Järvi – Neos
Two very different and very interesting and worthwhile pieces of the modern realm—and yes, you can understand them both.
SCHUMANN: Spanisches Liederspiel, Op. 74; Minnespiel, Op. 101; Spanische Liebeslieder – Marlis Petersen, soprano/ Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano/ Werner Gura, tenor/ Konrad Jarnot, bass-baritone/ Christoph Berner, Camillo Radicke, piano – Harmonia mundi
This is a much-needed compilation in fantastic sound that grabbed me right from the start and afforded 70 minutes of absolute pleasure.