Schumann: Einsamkeit & Lieder
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Einsamkeit & Lieder
Matthias Goerne (baritone) & Markus Hinterhäuser (Steinway piano)
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 20 April 2017
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Following the Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition for harmonia mundi, a venture that has revealed his stature as the foremost interpreter of lieder, especially at its darkest, Matthias Goerne has now selected 19 gems, lovingly fashioned by Schumann in the year of his marriage (1840). They are contrasted with those of the Düsseldorf period (1849-52).
From the fragrant flowers of the bouquet of 'Myrtles' to the nocturnal atmosphere of the 'Six Poems and Requiem' the mood spans Schumman's joy in his marriage to his beloved Clara but also the darkest despair: in which he erects a worthy monument to his soulmate, the poet and arch-melancholic of his time, Nikolaus Lenau. An enchanted, sometimes brooding, nocturnal atmosphere dominates these impressive songs, whose piano accompaniment - hardly coincidentally - recalls the tone of Chopin's Nocturnes, played here by Markus Hinterhäuser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival and regular collaborator with Matthias.
"Goerne is such a meditative, introverted singer that lieder suits him down to the ground (and, I'm sure, is why he is so much more widely recorded in song than in opera). In Meine Rose, the opening song, his voice never gets above pianissimo to express the poet's most inward thoughts of love. It's a beautifully intimate experience, and the closeness of the recording means that he can carry off the permanent pianissimo very successfully. In this, Markus Hinterhäuser conspires with him to create the most careful, gentle, supportive of accompaniments so that, throughout the Lenau cycle, the feeling is one of the most intimate conversationalism, like opening a window into the poet's (and the composer's) soul." (MusicWeb May 2017)
"the combination of Goerne's distinctively veiled tone and care over every word and nuance with Markus Hinterhäuser's equally punctilious accompaniments, turns them into a compelling sequence. Even ardent Schumann devotees should find something new here." The Guardian
Tracks:
Gedichte (6) und Requiem, Op. 90
Der Einsiedler, Op. 83 No. 3
Die Lotosblume, Op. 25 No. 7
Du bist wie eine Blume, Op. 25 No. 24
Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint, Op. 37 No. 1
Was will die einsame Träne, Op. 25 No. 21
Mein Schöner Stern! Op. 101 No. 4
Nachtlied, Op. 96 No. 1
Es stürmet am Abendhimmel, Op. 89 No. 1
Heimliches Verschwinden, Op. 89 No. 2
Herbstlied, Op. 89 No. 3
Abschied vom Walde, Op. 89 No. 4
Ins Freie, Op. 89 No. 5
Abendlied, Op. 107 No. 6
