Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Das Wandern
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Wohin?
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Halt!
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Danksagung an den Bach
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Am Feierabend
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Der Neugierige
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Ungeduld
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Morgengru?
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Des M?llers Blumen
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Tr?nenregen
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Mein!
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Pause
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Mit dem gr?nen Lautenbande
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Der J?ger
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Eifersucht und Stolz
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Die liebe Farbe
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Die bose Farbe
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Trockne Blumen
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Der M?ller und der Bach
Die sch?ne M?llerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): Des Baches Wiegenlied
"[Gerhaher?s] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau?s, also exhibits many of that master-singer?s stylistic virtues ? this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level ? the recording itself is faultless. Listeners who... more » want to hear the cycle for the first time need have no fear that they are will get anything less than the best, in spite of the asking-price. It is a performance that will stand the test of time and repetition" - GRAMOPHONE Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Miller Maid), a cycle of twenty songs, is one of the greatest and most beloved of all Schubert?s hundreds of Lieder. As a student Christian Gerhaher attended the opera school of the Munich Musikhochschule, where he sang Papageno in Mozart?s Zauberflöte under the direction of Sir Colin Davis and participated in Helmut Deutsch?s Lieder classes with Gerold Huber, who was to become his regular accompanist. He also took courses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Inge Borkh. In 1998, he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York. In 2002, he was awarded the German prize Echo Klassik for Best Lied Interpretation for his recording of Schubert?s Winterreise. Following his international Lied debut in the chamber music hall at Carnegie Hall, he has performed as a guest with the Leipziger Gewandhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Gerold Huber studied piano with Friedemann Berger and Lied performance with Helmut Deutsch at the Munich Musikhochschule as well as with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Berlin. In 1998 he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris and in 2001 was prizewinner of the International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach in Saarbrücken.« less
"[Gerhaher?s] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau?s, also exhibits many of that master-singer?s stylistic virtues ? this is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level ? the recording itself is faultless. Listeners who want to hear the cycle for the first time need have no fear that they are will get anything less than the best, in spite of the asking-price. It is a performance that will stand the test of time and repetition" - GRAMOPHONE Die schöne Müllerin (The Fair Miller Maid), a cycle of twenty songs, is one of the greatest and most beloved of all Schubert?s hundreds of Lieder. As a student Christian Gerhaher attended the opera school of the Munich Musikhochschule, where he sang Papageno in Mozart?s Zauberflöte under the direction of Sir Colin Davis and participated in Helmut Deutsch?s Lieder classes with Gerold Huber, who was to become his regular accompanist. He also took courses with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Inge Borkh. In 1998, he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York. In 2002, he was awarded the German prize Echo Klassik for Best Lied Interpretation for his recording of Schubert?s Winterreise. Following his international Lied debut in the chamber music hall at Carnegie Hall, he has performed as a guest with the Leipziger Gewandhaus, Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Gerold Huber studied piano with Friedemann Berger and Lied performance with Helmut Deutsch at the Munich Musikhochschule as well as with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Berlin. In 1998 he won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris and in 2001 was prizewinner of the International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach in Saarbrücken.
CD Reviews
Wow
A reader | San Francisco, CA USA | 12/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I can't pretend to be a lieder expert, or to have heard most of the dozens of recordings made of this cycle, but I've listened to (and lived with) several and this one immediately stands out as something special. Don't be mislead by the low price; this is a performance of the highest quality, and the recording may offer the finest reproduction of voice and piano that I've personally heard. With music that has been recorded by so many eminent artists I don't believe any reasonable person could ever claim there is a single 'best' recording, but I can state that this is a performance that deserves--even demands--to be heard by anyone interested in this music. This is most impressive."
****
mackjay | Cambridge, MA | 08/22/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Christian Gerhaher has a voice to be reckoned with, at least as far as Schubert and DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN is concerned. This is nuanced, beautiful, expressive singing that matches music and text perfectly. Gerhaher is billed as a baritone, but he's definitely of the lighter, or higher baritone breed. He manages the high passages without forced falsetto effects or histrionics. He's completely inside this incredible music, and his accompanist is right there with him. The performance can stand with the best--and there are many good and great ones. It almost makes up for the absence of the great recording that Herrmann Prey made for Decca in 1972 with Karl Engel. Highest recommendation to all fans of this work."
Track Listings (20) - Disc #1