25.00 PLN

CD:

Nr kat.: CDH55275
Label  : Hyperion

‘Thoroughly recommendable … fluid, attractive, fully committed performances’ (Fanfare, USA) '[Stephan Loges] brings to his contributions the youthful warmth of his attractively vibrant baritone and his wonderful feeling for line and word … Lieder singing of the highest calibre … delightful … it is good to have all these songs, long hidden in libraries, available on CD’ (Gramophone) ‘This treasurable CD kicks off my shortlist for 2002 CD of the Year, and will come often off my shelves. Song recital-planners, take note!’ (Birmingham Post) ‘Perfect diction makes the lyrics shiver with anticipation … sparkling accompaniment by Eugene Asti’ (Independent on Sunday) ‘This venture is invaluable, and thoroughly enjoyable’ (The Guardian) ‘Eloquent singing … ideally sensitive accompaniments’ (Music Week) ‘Anyone who cares about lieder singing and repertoire must have this disc … artful, sensitive, attentive, technically assured performances – absolutely first rate’ (ClassicsToday.com) ‘All three performers are excellent … this is a delightful issue; I shall often return to it’ (International Record Review) ‘I don’t know how Hyperion keeps coming up with such fine young talent, but here we go again with another beautifully sung and superbly recorded effort from our English friends … excellent but seldom heard music, wonderful singing, fine engineering, and Hyperion's well-above-average documentation all add up to a thoroughly enjoyable experience’ (American Record Guide) ‘un bon argument pour découvrir ces œuvres’ (Répertoire) -------------------------------- Clara Schumann's presence in the history of European music has become firmly fixed in recent years: the many new biographies, editions, recordings and performances of her compositions testimony to her significance and influence. Her songs, not as well known as her works for piano, are among the treasures of her creative work and can take their place with the best of the German Lieder repertoire. Except for Walzer, all Clara Schumann's songs published during her lifetime were written after her marriage to Robert Schumann and almost every song was intended as a Christmas or birthday gift for her husband. She generally chose to set poems exploring the themes beloved by the German romantics: the beauties of nature, love, yearning, unrest, melancholy, foreboding, separation, mystery and death. She set verses of such contemporaries as Emanuel Geibel, Heinrich Heine, and Friedrich Rückert among others. One of her notable songs, Am Strande, was a translation of a poem by Robert Burns. This disc includes all the presently known songs by Clara. (It is possible that additional songs will be discovered in the future.)