My Soul, What Fear You?
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J S BACH / R. STRAUSS / PFITZNER / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / WEILL
My Soul, What Fear You?
Christopher Purves (bass-baritone), Simon Lepper (piano)
[ Kings College Cambridge / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 5 May 2023
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The first album of song from acclaimed bass baritone and King's College alumnus Christopher Purves, alongside one of the UK's finest pianists, Simon Lepper.
Lieder by Strauss, Schubert, Pfitzner and Mahler come to life in dramatic performances by one of opera's biggest names.
Bach's popular Ich habe genug, and extracts from Eisler's Hollywood Songbook and Weill's Das Berliner Requiem are recorded here in astonishing new sound worlds, with new orchestrations that include accordion, saxophone, guitar, flute and double bass.
"Christopher Purves sings magnificently, spinning an enviable thread of legato through the narrative of each song. A consummate actor, too, with commanding diction, he invariably finds a distinctive colour and tone…Simon Lepper is a hand-in-glove partner throughout." BBC Music Choral & Song Choice July 23
"t's a serious, unexpected and touching musical adventure." Observer
Tracks:
Richard Strauss:
Gefunden Op. 56 No. 1
Nachtgang Op. 29 No. 3
Im Spätboot, Op. 56, No. 3
Pfitzner:
Hussens Kerker, Op. 32 No. 1
J.S. BAch:
Cantata BWV82 'Ich habe genug': aria 'Ich habe genug, ich habe den Heiland'
Schubert:
Der Sieg D805 (Mayrhofer)
Totengräberlied, D44 (Hölty)
Grenzen der Menschheit, D716
Schumann:
Romanzen und Balladen I, Op. 45:
No. 1, Der Schatzgräber
No. 2, Frühlingsfahrt
Eisler:
Hollywood Liederbuch
Mahler:
Der Tambourg'sell (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Weill, K:
Das Berliner Requiem: V. Zweiter Bericht über den unbekannten Soldaten. Alles, was ich euch sagte
