The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Vier ernste Gesänge', Op. 121)

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The Complete Songs, Vol. 4 (Incls 'Vier ernste Gesänge', Op. 121)
Robert Holl (bass-baritone) Graham Johnson (piano)

[ Hyperion Brahms Song Edition / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 1 October 2012

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"This disc, while the whole recital has notable integrity and quality, would be worth having for [the Four Serious Songs] alone."
(International Record Review)

"Holl's voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau's but rather more of a real bass...is rich, true and resonant. He uses it simply, without self-conscious artifice, and the result is some very beautiful singing. Johnson's accompeniment is always skilled and perceptive...This disc, while the whole recital has notable integrity and quality, would be worth having for [the Four Serious Songs] alone."
(International Record Review)

"Graham Johnson's latest Lieder project for Hyperion reaches its fourth volume. Brahms is of course a giant of the Romantic era but his songs and vocal works are rather less well known than much of his other music. There is so much to discover and enjoy in the beautiful, often elegiac melodies and characteristic piano writing.

In some of these recitals an opus number will be presented in its entirety: here it is the songs of Op 94, as well as the Vier ernste Gesänge of Op 121. The singer is the bass-baritone Robert Holl, acclaimed as simply one of the most profound artists of the genre and recently praised for the 'unparalleled depth and complexity' of his live performance (The Independent).

Tracks:

An die Nachtigall, Op. 46 No. 4 (Text: L.C.H. Hölty)
Schwermut, Op. 58 No. 5
Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59)
Heimweh, Op. 63 No. 8
Heimweh I, Op. 63 No. 7
Heimweh III, Op. 63 No. 9
Alte Liebe, Op. 72 No. 1
Sommerfäden, Op. 72 No. 2
O kühler Wald, Op. 72 No. 3
Verzagen, Op. 72 No. 4
Todessehnen ('Ach, wer nummt von meiner Seele'), Op. 86 No. 6
Lieder (5), Op. 94
Komm bald, Op. 97 No. 5 (Groth)
Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op. 105 No. 1
Auf Dem See op.106 No.2
Maienkätzchen, Op. 107 No. 4
Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121