Franz Vienna Schubert Felix 1 Mendelssohn Richard 1 Strauss - Schubert Mendelssohn Lieder Strauss BrentanoLieder (21 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Richard [1] Strauss
Schubert, Mendelssohn: Lieder; Strauss: Brentano-Lieder
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Suleika I ('Was bedeutet die Bewegung'), song for voice & piano, D. 720 (Op. 14/1)
2. Nähe des Geliebten ('Ich denke dein'), song for voice & piano (two versions), D. 162 (Op. 5/2)
3. Die Liebe ('Freudvoll und leidvoll'), song for voice & piano (Klärchens Lied), D. 210
4. Rastlose Liebe ('Dem Schnee, dem Regen'), song for voice & piano, D. 138 (Op. 5/1)
5. Erlafsee ('Mir ist so wohl, so weh''), song for voice & piano, D. 586 (Op. 8/3)
6. Am Strome ('Ist mir's doch, als sei mein Leben'), song for voice & piano, D. 539 (Op. 8/4)
7. Der Schmetterling ('Wie soll ich nicht tanzen'), song for voice & piano, D. 633 (Op. 57/1)
8. Scenes (2) From Lacrimas, for voice & piano, D. 857 (Op. posth. 124): Lied der Delphine
9. Die Verschworenen, singspiel (Der häuslische Krieg), D. 787: Romanze. Ich schleiche band und still
10. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ('Wenn auf dem höchsten Fels ich steh''), for voice, clarinet (or cello) & piano, D. 965 (Op. posth. 129)
11. Das erste Veilchen ('Als ich das'), song for voice & piano, Op. 19a/2
12. Bei der Wiege ('Schlummre! Schlummre und träume von kommender Zeit'), song for voice & piano, Op. 47/6
13. Suleika ('Ach, um deine feuchten Schwingen'), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/4
14. Neue Liebe ('In dem Mondenschein'), song for voice & piano, Op. 19a/4
15. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/2
16. Als mir dein Lied erklang ('Dein Lied erklang! Ich habe'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/4 (TrV 235/4): An die Nacht
17. Songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra) ('Brentano Lieder'), Op. 68 (TrV 235): Ich wollt' ein Sträußlein binden
18. Als mir dein Lied erklang ('Dein Lied erklang! Ich habe'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/4 (TrV 235/4): Säusle, liebe
19. Songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra) ('Brentano Lieder'), Op. 68 (TrV 235): Als mir dein Lied erklang
20. Als mir dein Lied erklang ('Dein Lied erklang! Ich habe'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 68/4 (TrV 235/4): Amor
21. Songs (6) for voice & piano (or orchestra) ('Brentano Lieder'), Op. 68 (TrV 235): Lied der Frauen

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CD Details

All Artists: Franz [Vienna] Schubert, Felix [1] Mendelssohn, Richard [1] Strauss, Erik Werba, Edita Gruberova
Title: Schubert, Mendelssohn: Lieder; Strauss: Brentano-Lieder
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Orfeo D'or
Release Date: 1/25/2005
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

CD Reviews

A Gracious Souvenir!

Grady Harp | Los Angeles, CA United States | 08/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Edita Gruberova remains one of the more important recitalists and opera singers of the 20th Century: her Strauss roles such as her ownership of Zerbinetta from 'Ariadne auf Naxos' are legendary. She not only possessed a voice of thrilling coloratura range, but she also was technically able to dash off endless trills, individualize her technique for the song/aria of the moment, and amidst all her technical wizardry still convey the text like few others of her day.

This thoroughly successful recording was made during a recital in the 1980 Salzburg Festival when Gruberova was at the peak of her powers as a singer and communicator. Ably accompanied by Erik Werba she owns the stage with lieder by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Strauss. Joining Gruberova and Werba for the Schubert 'Der Hirt auf dem Felsen' is the fine clarinetist Peter Schmidl in one of the very best recordings of this popular piece. She offers a fine selection of other Schubert lieder and then launches into a less well-known group of songs by Mendelssohn, each seemingly selected to focus on her prodigious talent.

The recital ends, naturally, with her established territorial stance in the songs of Strauss - not the expected standards widely used by others, but the demandingly difficult 'Brentano-Lieder'. Here Gruberova stakes her claim to this repertoire and few coloraturas have been able to match her virtuosity. This album is highly recommended not only for those already familiar with Edita Gruberova, but for those who appreciate the fine art of intelligent and demanding lieder recitals. Grady Harp, August 05"