Der Rattenfanger

On this CD:

1. Der Rattenfänger, ein Hamelner Totentanz, opera
Composed by Wilfried Hiller
Performed by Darmstadt Philharmonic Orchestra with Andre Becker, Martin Eichwalder, Giora Feidman, Thomas Jr. Harper, Olaf Haye, Martha Modl, Edmund Zelotes Toliver, Kenneth Bannon, Marina Edelhagen

Der Rattenfanger, Music, Hiller, Feidman, Modl, Wagner, Classical

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no texts -- shame on you EMI

Very Best of Fritz Wunderlich

Wunderlich.. ah what might have been,but glory in what was..

Elegant collection though everything...auf Deutsch!

Very Best of
Fritz Wunderlich
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Tracks:

Nur Ihrem Frieden - Berliner Symphoniker
Folget Der Heissgeliebten (Il Mio tesoro) - Berliner Symphoniker
Konstanze, Dich Wiederzusehen - Berliner Symphoniker
Der Odem Der Liebe (Un' Aura Amorosa) - Berliner Symphoniker
Dies Bildnis Ist Bezaubernd Schon - Berliner Symphoniker
Ombra Mai Fu - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Ach, So Fromm - Berliner Symphoniker
Mit Gewitter Und Sturm - Orchester Der Staatsoper Berlin
So Leb' Ich Noch...Vor Deinem Fenster - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Lebe Wohl, Mein Flandrisch' Madchen - Berliner Symphoniker
Selig Sind, Die Verfolgung Leiden - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Horch, Die Lerche Singt Im Hain - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Fenton! Mein Madchen - Edith Mathis
Armer Narr...Es Muss Gelingen - N/A
So Find' Ich Dich...Mein Lieber Schatz, Nun Aufgepasst - Bamberger Symphoniker
Wohin Bist Du Entschwunden (Lensky's Aria) - Berliner Symphoniker

Tracks:

Leb' Wohl, Mignon (Adieu, Mignon) - Berliner Symphoniker
Ich Schloss Die Augen (En Ferment Les Yeux) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Komm, O Holde Dame (Viens, Gentille Dame) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Welche Huld Und Welche Reize (Quanto E Bella) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Wohl Drang Aus Ihrem Herzen (Una Furtiva Lagrima) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Komm In Die Gondel - N/A
Ach, Wie So Herrlich Zu Schau'n - Berliner Symphoniker
Durch Diesen Kuss Sei Unser Bund Geweiht - Berliner Symphoniker
Freunde, Das Leben Ist Lebenswert - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Von Apfelbluten Einen Kranz - N/A
Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz - Symphonie - Orchester
Allein! Wieder Allein! (Wolgalied) - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Zwei Marchenaugen - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Wenn Es Abend Wird... Grub Mir Mein Wien - N/A
Auch Ich Was Ein Feiner Csardaskavalier...Komm, Zigany - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Kleinen Kindern...O Frag Mich Nicht - Symphonie - Orchester Graunke
Man Sagt Uns Nach...O Rose Von Stambul - N/A
Zwei Augen - Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Der Rattenfanger - FFB Orchester

Amazon.com

Fritz Wunderlich is one of those singers whose voice, while you are listening to it, seems to eclipse all others. Ravishingly beautiful, perfectly produced, radiant, even, mellow, it flows out with effortless ease like a golden stream. His breath is endless, and there is nothing that he cannot do. On these two very generous discs he sings arias ranging from Handel to Viennese operettas and sounds equally at home in all of them, vocally and stylistically. Mozart was one of his specialties, and the five arias opening the program have a beguiling, caressing lyricism that melts the heart. The selection includes familiar arias by Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Donizetti, Smetana (including a duet with Pilar Lorengar), as well as several by composers whose operas were popular in the 1960s, when the records were made, but have now fallen into oblivion, such as Lortzing, Flotow, Cornelius, Kienzl, Nicolai, Thomas, Boieledieu. Wunderlich sings them all with the same seriousness and commitment, making the lesser ones sound better than they are, and creating real characters with color, nuance and expression. In keeping with the European tradition of performing opera in the local language, he sings everything in German, except the famous "Ombra mai fu" from Handel's Serse, which must have escaped the translators. Choosing from the best operettas by Lehár, Johann Strauss, Millöcker, Kálmán and Fall, he captures their smiling, tongue-in-cheek lightness and never lets the catchy tunes become corny or sentimental. (Listen also to his two very different, but equally wonderful recordings of Mahler's Song of the Earth under Schmidt-Isserstedt on BellaVoce and Klemperer.) In 1966, aged 36, at the peak of his artistry and his career, Wunderlich died after a fall, a month before he was to make his debut at the Metropolitan Opera. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

no texts -- shame on you EMI.......2007-02-11

This is not a gripe about Wunderlich, one of the greatest IMHO. It is about the EMI folks, who obviously think that song texts are irrelevant. Well, how do you know if the singing does justice to the text? And if you think that these texts are easily available elsewhere, I would be most thankful if you would share with me Lehar's "Das Land des L"achelns" Kalman's "die Zirkusprinzessin" or Neuendorff's "Der Rattenf"anger".

Very Best of Fritz Wunderlich.......2007-01-09

Fritz Wunderlich is still one of the Best. This CD is very good value for money, such a variety of songs, excellent tone quality.

Wunderlich.. ah what might have been,but glory in what was.........2004-12-29

Fritz Wunderlich died at the tragically young age of 36, just weeks before his scheduled Metropolitan Opera debut. I have no doubt that he would have been THE tenor of the 1960s and 70s. This collection is a compendium of some of Wunderlich's finest stuff (although his lieder are not represented here). Among the highlights, Granada.
I know, it's a Spanish song, and as the previous reviewer said, everything here is in German, which can get a little annoying with the Italian opera.. but for sheer vocal glory, Granada will make you want to stand up and shout, what a voice!!
If you don't know Wunderlich, get this disc.

Elegant collection though everything...auf Deutsch!.......2004-05-03

Among the lyric tenors, Wunderlich had one of the most handsome voices and a strength not usually related to this type of tenors. One melancholically wonders how much his repertoire could have expanded, had he lived longer.

This new VERY BEST collection has arias of some of his trademark Mozart roles, songs and arias of less popular composers as well as some famous arias of the Italian repertoire. He sings them all with memorable style, unparalleled beauty of tone and - where needed - the right vigour. I only wish he'd escaped the tradition of those decades and recorded the Italian and French arias in their original language and not in German. Only "Ombra mai fu" is sung in Italian and it doesn't reveal any bad Italian accent. Listening for example to his lovely "Una furtiva lagrima" in German is unique for sure but I prefer the Italian version.

Tracks:

Don Giovanni: Folget der Heissgeliebten, Act II
Don Giovanni: Welch ein graunvolles Bild, Act I
Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail: Konstanze, Dich wiederzusehen
Xerxes: Ombra mai fu, Act I
Die Weisse Dame: Komm', o holde Dame, Act II
Der Liebestrank: Welche Huld und welche Reize, Act I
Der Wildschutz: Bleiben soll ich - aus dem Parke erklingen die lieblichen Tone, Act II
Der Wildschutz: Ihr Weib? - Mein teures Weib!, Act II
Der Barbier von Bagdad: So leb' ich noch - Vor deinem Fenster die Blumen, Act I
Martha: Wie das schnattert, wie das plappert, Act I
Die Lustigen Weiber Von Windsor Act 2: Fenton! - Mein Madchen, Act II
Manon: Ich schloss die Augen, Act II
Mignon: Leb' wohl, Mignon, Act II
Mignon: Wo bin ich? - Wie strahlt das Gluck auf mich hernieder, Act III

Tracks:

Die Verkaufte Braut: Komm', mein Sohnchen, auf ein Wort, Act II
Die Verkaufte Braut: So find' ich dich, Feinsliebchen, hier-Mien lieber Schatz, nun aufgepasst, Act II
Eugen Onegin: Wohin bist du Entschwunden, Act II
Eugen Onegin: Mein Feind! Mein Feind! Wie konnte es geschehen, Act II
Pique Dame: Voll Unruh' ist mein Sehnen- Ich muss Sie sprechen, ich Beschwore Sie, Act I
Der Evangelimann: Selig sind, die Verfolgung leiden, Act II
Rigoletto: Freundlich blick' ich, Act I
Rigoletto: O wie so trugerisch, Act II
La Boheme: O du sussestes Madchen, Act I
La Boheme: In einem Wagen? - Ach, Geliebte, nie kehrst du mir wieder, Act I
Madame Butterfly: Ja, es ward Abend - Madchen, in deinen Augen liegt ein Zauber, Act I
Madame Butterfly: Leb wohl, Mein Blutenreich, Act III

Tracks:

Eine Nacht In Venedig: Ach, wie so herrlich zu schau'n, Act III
Eine Nacht In Venedig: Willommen, meine Freunde - Annina! Caramello, Act I
Eine Nacht In Venedig: Komm' in die Gondel, Act I
Der Bettelstudent: Durch diesen Kuss sei unser Bund geweiht, Act II
Giuditta: Frueunde , das Leben ist Lebenswert, Act I
Der Zarewitsch: Hab' nur dich allien, Act II
Das Land des Lachelns: Von Apfelbluten einen Kranz, Act I
Der Zarewitsch: Madel, wonniges Madel- Willst du?- Kosende Wellen- Warum hat jeder Fruhling, ach, nur einen Mai, Act III
Grafin Mariza: Wenn es Abend wird- Gruss mir mein Wien, Act I
Grafin Mariza: Auch ich war einst ein feiner Csardaskavalier - Komm, Zigany, Act I
Der Fidele Bauer: Kleinen Kindern und auch sussen kleinen Frauen- O frag' mich nicht' mein susser Schatz, Act II
Die Rose Von Stambul: Man sagt uns nach - O Rose von Stambul, Act I
Die Rose Von Stambul: Willst du an die Welt vergessen - Ein Walzer muss es sein, Act II
Die Rose Von Stambul: Ihr stillen, sussen Frau'n, Act II
Die Rose Von Stambul: Zwei Augen, die wollen mir nicht aus dem sinn, Act III
Die Rose Von Stambul: Wenn sich ein Madchen stolz dir zeigt - O Rose von Stambul, Act III
Der Rattenfanger
Zwei dunkle Augen

Customer Reviews:

Too bad we don't have the option of 10 stars...........2006-05-24

I just finished again listening to this CD that I've had for maybe fifteen years. I most often prefer complete operas, but of course those are not always available. For me, Fritz Wunderlich can do not wrong, although a very knowledgeable friend of mind objects to his German. I think his German is top drawer, but it's not my native language.

Il mio tesoro... has never been high on my list of arias, but when Wunderlich sings it as Folget der Heiffgeliebten... it took me many hearings before I stopped crying at the first two notes. Tearing is one thing, crying is a bit silly, but there it is.

His exquisite singing is only once slightly under pitch (I really don't care; I only remember it). Moreover, he has friends on this CD -- Grummer, Lorengar, Prey, Frick...

I think I have everything he recorded that appears on CD and I also have a DVD of the Barber -- in German, of course. My only discomfort is with Koeth who is a good singer, but of course a lyric and not a mezzo or even close to one.

The greatest lyric tenor of the recorded era........2002-07-24

Fritz Wunderlich had it all -- an incredibly beautiful voice and the artistry to use it with drama or tenderness, as the music called for. He also had genuine emotional and musical integrity. He was almost certainly the greatest lyric tenor of the recorded era. Regretably, he died in an accident in his mid 30s. But, although his recorded career was short, he left a surprisingly large legacy of outstanding recordings, many of which are included in this 3-CD set. Some people may be put off because Wunderlich sang famous Italian, French, and Russian arias in German. PLEASE don't let that keep you from acquiring these recordings. When you hear Wunderlich sing, the language in which he is singing will seem inconsequential. Only the incredible beauty and artistry of his singing will matter. This man was special and so is this collection.

Thrilling lyricism.......2001-10-10

Fritz who? You may well ask, for the great Fritz Wunderlich died before he'd ever achieved true international stardom. But to my ears, at least, he possessed the most beautiful lyric tenor voice on record. He had it all - superb musicality, power, warmth, and a gorgeous and immediately recognisable timbre. He could also be exciting when he wanted to, as his tour de force performance of Granada (available elsewhere) thrillingly proves. Wunderlich's death in 1966 - a few days short of his 36th birthday - deprived music lovers of a fantastic talent.

This 3CD set reinforces that loss. Among the many highlights included here is an unforgettable Folget der Heissgeliebten (Il Mio Tesoro) from Don Giovanni. It matters not a jot that Wunderlich is singing in German rather than Italian. He knew how to overcome the relative harshness of the German language with his poetic phrasing and honeyed diction. Here his breath control is amazing, and his passion transforms the character of Don Ottavio from a one-dimensional fop into a red-blooded hero. Tremendous stuff.

But for me his greatest achievement is his rendition of the aria Komm, O Holde Dame from Boieldieu's La Dame Blanche, featured on Disc One. Play this first, and you'll be entranced by the beauty of Wunderlich's faultless legato, then thrilled by the intensity and energy of the conclusion. (Admirers of Mario Lanza will note how similar Wunderlich sounds here when he reaches for the high notes.)

Showcasing Wunderlich's achievements in both opera and operetta, this set is the perfect introduction to one of the greatest tenors of them all. If you enjoy this, I'd also recommend his Deutsche Gramophon 5-CD set (simply entitled "Fritz Wunderlich"), which includes a sublime Pearlfishers Duet with Herman Prey and the aforementioned Granada.

German bel canto indeed.......1999-06-13

This three CD set of Wunderlich is a gem. It features one of the most beautiful pure lyric tenor voices of the century at its absolute best. Though Wunderlich sings all the arias, including the Italian and French ones, in German, his innate musical understanding of the composers and the pieces conveys a musical and emotional authenticity rarely matched in other recordings. Listening to these arias, one can understand why Wunderlich's singing is described as "German bel canto": Wunderlich combines the German fine sense of musicianship, musical intelligence, and style with the Italian attributes of purity and evenness of timbre, open throated singing and excuisite legato phrasing. Just listen to the perfect rendition of "Komm holde dame" in the first CD, with its effortless, floating high notes and even bel canto style singing. Compare this with Wunderlich's interpretation of Pinkerton in the duet and aria from Butterfly, with its perfect diction and phrasing, singing that displays a complete understanding of Puccini's melodic line. And, for sheer joy and delight, to feel good about yourself and humanity, listen to the operetta arias of the third CD. This is the greatest recording of operetta arias in the world. Wunderlich loved to sing these songs and brought an enthusiam and flair to these arias that is simply infectious for the listener. If you've never heard Wunderlich, this is your golden opportunity to acquient yourself with one of the greatest voices of the century.

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A Major Document of an Incredible Oeuvre...

Schubert: Lieder

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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A Major Document of an Incredible Oeuvre..........2007-03-12

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Of over 600 songs, Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore realized over three-quarters: these are those. Gerald Moore was of course as important to this project as Fischer-Dieskau.

DGG's sound is excellent.

This set is a remarkable document of art.
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An Introduction to the Songs of Brahms and Wolf
A feast of Lieder singing

Brahms, Wolf: Lieder

Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006327
Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

Wir Wandelten, Op.96 No.2: Hungarian Poem
Der Gang Zum Liebchen, Op.48 No.1: Bohemian Poem
Komm Bald, Op.97 No.5: Groth
Salamander, Op.107 No.2: Lemche
Nachtigall, Op.97 No.1: Reinhold
Serenase, Op.70 No.3: Goethe
Geheimnis, Op.71 No.3: Candidus
Von Waldbekranzter Hohe, Op.57 No.1: Daumer
Dein Blaues Auge Halt So Still, OP.59 No.9: Persian Poem, Hafiz
Wie Bist Du, Meine Konigin, Op.32 No.9: Persian Poem, Hafiz
Meine Liebe Ist Grun Wie Der Fliederbusch, Op.63 No.5: Feliz Schumann
Die Kranze, Op.46 No.1: Greek Poem
Sah Dem Edlen Bildnis, OP.46 No.2: MAgyar Poem
An Die Nachtigall, Op.46 No.4: Holty
Die Schale Der Vergessenheit, Op.46 No.3: Holty
In Waldeseinsamkeit, Op.85 No.85 No.6: Lemche
Wiegenlied, Op.49 No.4: Des ZKnaben Wunderhorn/Scherer
Sonntag, Op.47 No.3: Folksong
O Wusst'ich Doch Den Weg Zuruck, Op.63 No.8: Groth
Minnelied, Op.71 No.5: Holty
Fedelinsamkeit, Op.86 No.2: Almers
Standchen, Op.106 No.1: Kugler
Von Ewiger Liebe, Op.43 No.1: Wendish Poem
Die Mainnacht, Op.43 No.2: Holty
Botschaft, Op.47 No.1: Person Poem, Hafiz

Tracks:

Morike Lieder: Fussreise
Morike Lieder: Nimmersatte Liebe
Morike Lieder: Der Gartner
Morike Lieder: Verborgenheit
Morike Lieder: Der Tambour
Morike Lieder: Gessang Weylas
Morike Lieder: Jagerlied
Morike Lieder: An Die Geliebte
Morike Lieder: Gebet
Morike Lieder: Auf Ein Altes Bild
Morike Lieder: Heimweh
Morike Lieder: An Eine Aolsharfe
Morike Lieder: Er Ist's
Morike Lieder: Elfenlied
Morike Lieder: Bei Einer Trauung
Morike Lieder: Abschied
Goethe Lieder: Erschaffen Und Beleben
Goethe Lieder: Blumengruss
Goethe Lieder: Gleich Und Gleich
Goethe Lieder: Spottlied Aus Wihelm Meister
Goethe Lieder: Anakreons Grab
Goethe Lieder: Phanomen
Goethe Lieder: Herfenspieler I
Goethe Lieder: Herfenspieler II
Goethe Lieder: Herfenspieler III
Goethe Lieder: Der Rattenfanger
Goethe Lieder: Ob Der Koran Von Ewigkeit Set?
Goethe Lieder: Trunken Mussen WIr Alle Sein!
Goethe Lieder: So Long Man Nuchteern Ist
Goethe Lieder: Sie Haben Wegen Der Trunkenheit
Goethe Lieder: Was In Der Schenke Waren Heute

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An Introduction to the Songs of Brahms and Wolf.......2005-07-05

In many ways, this two-volume CD is outstanding. It consists of one CD devoted to the songs of Johannes Brahms (1833 -- 1897) and a second CD devoted to the songs of erratic genius, Hugo Wolf
(1860 -- 1893). Baritone Thomas Allen has a deeply rich and expressive voice; his performance of these songs is all that could be desired. Pianist Geoffrey Parsons is one of the most gifted lieder accompanists. Elizabeth Schwarzkopf described Parsons as "a wonderful accompanist, especially for Hugo Wolf." The piano part for the Wolf songs is rich, detailed, and difficult, with long postludes. The piano frequently assumes orchestral proportions.

Brahms and Wolf are a study in contrasts. Brahms was a consummate master of large musical forms, including symphonies, concertos, and chamber music. Many music-lovers are unfamiliar with his songs. Yet these works, in their lyricism and simplicity show an important side of Brahms's work that is often overlooked -- his gift for melody and romance. Brahms composed songs througout his life beginning with his song "Liebestreu", opus 3 which first brought him to public attention through the "Four Serious Songs" opus 121 which commemorated the death of Clara Schumann. Brahms's songs are heavily indebted to Schubert. But they are carefully wrought and generally do not include the attention to verbal detail found in Schubert. Most of the songs sing of love found and lost -- the latter predominating -- and have an intimate quality not found in Brahms's larger compositions. Allen and Parsons perform beautifully a selection of 25 songs on this CD including the famous "Wiegenlied" (Brahms's lullabye).

As a young man, Hugo Wolf left a portfolio of work with Brahms for the master's review and approval. Unfortunately, Brahms was not impressed and advised the budding composer to pursue further studies in counterpoint. Angered, Wolf became Brahms's arch-enemy and never tired of deprecating the great composer during his career as a journalist and music-critic.

Unlike Brahms, Wolf excelled only as a composer of lieder. He worked erratically and in spurts, and most of his songs are collected in song-books devoted to the work of a single poet. Wolf tried to create songs in which voice, piano, and texts functioned as a unity. Musically, he is a successor to Gluck, Berlioz, and Wagner. There is no composer who paid more attention to the nuances of his texts. Wolf's music is of a surprisingly varied character but it tends to be declamatory and difficult in style and literally to wrap itself around the poetry.

This CD consists of 16 songs from Wolf's first songbook devoted to the poet Eduardo Morike. These songs are of a wide emotional range from passionate love songs to character studies, and to sardonically satirical verse. The CD also includes 15 of Wolf's Goethe songs which are generally serious and difficult in tone. Wolf's great settings of two works with classical themes, "Anakreon's Grab" and "Phanomen" are included here as are the three "Harfenspieler" songs from William Meister. (Schubert and Schumann also set these verses.)

With two CDs of songs by two great composers, beautiful performances, and a low price, this CD has much to commend it. The one deficiency in this collection lies in the program notes which are non-existent. Unfortunately, there are no song texts for either composer. The lack of texts is a much more serious ommission in the case of Wolf than for Brahms in that Wolf's songs depend heavily for their effect upon the set word. I couldn't give this set a five-star rating because of the absence of the texts.

That being said, I would still recommend this CD to the listener interested in song. Neither Brahms nor Wolf are overly well-represented in accessible CDs of lieder. The Brahms songs are rich and melodic and will appeal immediately even without the texts. The Wolf songs are more difficult in character, but I found myself able to respond to the performances here without the texts.

For those who know the Schubert and Schumann songs and wish to explore the works of these two later masters of lieder, this is an excellent choice. This CD will help you fall in love with the songs of Brahms and Wolf -- and to pursue texts and further detail if you so desire. If you already know these songs, these performances will be a welcome addition and will deepen your love for this great music.

Robin Friedman

A feast of Lieder singing.......2000-01-30

This is a splendid pair of discs. Thomas Allen's performances of these great songs are thoroughly idiomatic and beautifully sung from beginning to end. He has an inate sense of line and does not need to interupt the melodic flow of the songs with excessive expressive posturing as many other singers do. His Wolf recital (the second disc) would make an excellent introduction to the music of this composer.

He has an exceptional accompanist in Geoffrey Parsons who has always been appreciated as one of the finest of all accompanists. Listening to these performances it is easy to see why.

The recording is excellent -- a warm acoustic and a perfect balance between the voice and the piano. The set represents exceptional value although the documentation is diabolical. No texts are provided.

Tracks:

Moerike-Lieder: 8. Begegnung
Moerike-Lieder: 38. Lied vom Winde
Moerike-Lieder: 15. Auf einer Wanderung
Moerike-Lieder: 41. Rat einer Alten
Spanisches Liederbuch: 12. In dem Schatten meiner Locken
Moerike-Lieder: 37. Heimweh (Anders wird die Welt)
Spanisches Liederbuch: 4. Die ihr schwebet um diese Palmen
Spanisches Liederbuch: 6. Ach, des Knaben Augen
Spanisches Liederbuch: Nun wandre, Maria
Moerike-Lieder: 46. Gesang Weylas
Spanisches Liederbuch: 9. Herr, was traegt der Boden hier
Italiensches Liederbuch: 1. Auch kleine Dinge
Moerike-Lieder: 7. Das verlassene Maegdlein
Eichendorff-Lieder: 4. Das Staendchen
Spanisches Liederbuch: Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst
Italiensches Liederbuch: 34. Und steht Ihr frueh am Morgen auf
Italiensches Liederbuch: 16. Ihr jungen Leute
Italiensches Liederbuch: 10. Du denkst mit einem Faedchen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 12. Nein, junger Herr
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 1: Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 2: An die Tueren will ich schleichen
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 3: Wer nie sein Brot
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 29. Anakreons Grab
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 15. Cophtisches Lied 2 (Geh! Gehorche)
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 21. Genialisch Treiben
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 11. Der Rattenfenger
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 19. Epiphanias
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 26. Die Sproede
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 27. Die Bekehrte
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 24. Blumengruss
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 25. Gleich und gleich
Goethe-Lieder: 1-3 Drei Harfenspieler: 28. Fruehling uebers Jahr

Tracks:

Goethe-Lieder: 49. Prometheus
Goethe-Lieder: 50. Ganymed
Goethe-Lieder: 18. Beherzigung
1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 1: Wohl denk' ich oft
1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 2: Alles endet, was entstehet
1-3 Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo: 3: Fuehlt meine Seele
Moerike-Lieder: 19. Um Mitternacht
Moerike-Lieder: 42. Erstes Liebeslied eines Maedchens
Moerike-Lieder: 45. Nixe Binsefuss
Spanisches Liederbuch: Moegen alle boesen Zungen
Spanisches Liederbuch: 24. Koepfchen, Koepfchen, nicht gewimmert
Spanisches Liederbuch: 11. Klinge, klinge, mein Pandero
Spanisches Liederbuch: 26. Bitt ihn, o Mutter
Italiensches Liederbuch: 6. Wer rief dich denn?
Italiensches Liederbuch: 25. Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 43. Schweig einmal still
Italiensches Liederbuch: 35. Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter
Italiensches Liederbuch: 7. Der Mond hat eine schwere Klag' erhoben
Italiensches Liederbuch: 27. Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die mueden Glieder
Goethe-Lieder: 51. Grenzen der Menschheit
Italiensches Liederbuch: 32. Was soll der Zorn, mein Schatz
Italiensches Liederbuch: 24. Ich esse nun mein Brot nicht trocken mehr
Italiensches Liederbuch: 31. Wie soll ich froehlich sein
Italiensches Liederbuch: 11. Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 28. Du sagst mir, dass ich keine Fuerstin sei
Italiensches Liederbuch: 26. Ich liess mir sagen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 29. Wohl kenn' ich Euren Stand
Italiensches Liederbuch: 21. Man sagt mir, deine Mutter woll' es nicht
Italiensches Liederbuch: 36. Wenn du, mein Liebster, steigst zum Himmel auf

Tracks:

Italiensches Liederbuch: 20. Mein Liebster singt am Haus im Mondenscheine
Italiensches Liederbuch: 40. O waer' dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas
Italiensches Liederbuch: 39. Gesegnet sei das Gruen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 2. Mir ward gesagt, du reisest in die Ferne
Italiensches Liederbuch: 15. Mein Liebster ist so klein
Italiensches Liederbuch: 46. Ich hab' in Penna einen Liebster wohnen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 4. Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund
Italiensches Liederbuch: 3. Ihr seid die Allerschoenste
Italiensches Liederbuch: 13. Hoffaertig seid Ihr, schoenes Kind
Italiensches Liederbuch: 9. Dass doch gemalt all deine Reize waeren
Italiensches Liederbuch: 17. Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 38. Wenn du mich mit den Augen streifst
Italiensches Liederbuch: 41. Heut Nacht erhob ich mich, um Mitternacht
Italiensches Liederbuch: 22. Ein Staendchen Euch zu bringen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 8. Nun lass uns Frieden schliessen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 19. Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 14. Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten huellen
Italiensches Liederbuch: 18. Heb auf dein blondes Haupt
Italiensches Liederbuch: 33. Sterb' ich, so huellt in Blumen meine Glieder
Italiensches Liederbuch: 37. Wie viele Zeit verlor ich
Italiensches Liederbuch: 23. Was fuer ein Lied soll dir gesungen werden
Spanisches Liederbuch: 7. Muehvoll komm' ich und beladen
Spanisches Liederbuch: 15. Auf dem gruenen Balkon
Spanisches Liederbuch: 14. Treibe nur mit Lieben Spott
Spanisches Liederbuch: 29. Trau nicht der Liebe
Spanisches Liederbuch: 38. Sie blasen zum Abmarsch
Sechs Gedichte: 3. Biterolf (Im Lager von Akkon 1190)
Moerike-Lieder: 22. Seufzer
Moerike-Lieder: 28. Gebet
Moerike-Lieder: 23. Auf ein altes Bild
Moerike-Lieder: 32. An die Geliebte
Moerike-Lieder: 12. Verborgenheit
Moerike-Lieder: 39. Denk es, o Seele!
Moerike-Lieder: 51. Bei einer Trauung
3. Ein Stuendlein wohl vor Tag
Moerike-Lieder: 16. Elfenlied

Tracks:

Sechs Alte Weisen: 6. Wie glaenzt der helle Mond
Goethe-Lieder: 14. Cophtisches Lied 1
Eichendorff-Lieder: 2. Der Musikant
Eichendorff-Lieder: 5. Der Soldat
Eichendorff-Lieder: 9. Der Schreckenberger
Moerike-Lieder: 44. Der Feuerreiter
Drei Gedichte von Robert Reinick: 1. Gesellenlied (Kein Meister faellt)
Goethe-Lieder: 5. Mignon 1 (Heiss mich nicht reden)
Goethe-Lieder: 7. Mignon 3 (So lasst mich scheinen)
Moerike-Lieder: 29. An den Schlaf
Moerike-Lieder: 36. Liebe wohl
Spanisches Liederbuch: 30. Ach, im Maien war's
Spanisches Liederbuch: 21. Herz, verzage nicht geschwind
Moerike-Lieder: 30. Neue Liebe
Moerike-Lieder: 48. Storchenbotschaft
Spanisches Liederbuch: 32. Dereinst, dereinst, Gedanke mein
Spanisches Liederbuch: 31. Alle gingen, Herz, zur Ruh
Spanisches Liederbuch: 33. Tief im Herzen trag' ich Pein
Sechs Gedichte: 6. Zur Ruh, zur Ruh
Spanisches Liederbuch: 34. Komm, o Tod, von Nacht umgeben
Sechs Lieder fuer eine Frauenstimme: 4. Wiegenlied (Im Sommer)
Sechs Lieder fuer eine Frauenstimme: 5. Wiegenlied (Im Winter)
Moerike-Lieder: 20. Auf eine Christblume I (Tochter des Walds)
Moerike-Lieder: 24. In der Fruehe
Moerike-Lieder: 25. Schlafendes Jesuskind

Tracks:

Goethe-Lieder: 20. Sankt Nepomuks Vorabend
Goethe-Lieder: 12. Ritter Kurts Brautfahrt
Moerike-Lieder: 47. Die Geister am Mummelsee
Moerike-Lieder: 10. Fussreise
Moerike-Lieder: 43. Lied eines Verliebten
Moerike-Lieder: 25. Schlafendes Jesuskind
Moerike-Lieder: 4. Jaegerlied
Moerike-Lieder: 17. Der Gaertner
Moerike-Lieder: 50. Auftrag
Moerike-Lieder: 9. Nimmersatte Liebe
Spanisches Liederbuch: 44. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt!
Goethe-Lieder: 10. Der Saenger
Eichendorff-Lieder: 13. Der Scholar
Eichendorff-Lieder: 14. Der verzweifelte Liebhaber
Eichendorff-Lieder: 15. Unfall
Vier Gedichte: 1. Wo wird einst (Heine)
Vier Gedichte: 3. Sonne der Schlummerlosen
Vier Gedichte: 4. Keine gleicht von allen Schoenen
Eichendorff-Lieder: 1. Der Freund
Eichendorff-Lieder: 2. Der Musikant
Sechs Gedichte: 1. Waechterlied auf der Wartburg
Moerike-Lieder: 40. Der Jaeger
Goethe-Lieder: 32. Phaenomen
Eichendorff-Lieder: 3. Verschwiegene Liebe
Vier Gedichte: 1. Wo wird einst (Heine)
Ueber Nacht (Sturm)

Amazon.com

EMI's "society" subscription editions in the 1930s yielded a wealth of recordings long considered gramophone classics, such as the present collection of roughly half of Hugo Wolf's lieder output. Each song occupies its own specific world, due to Wolf's resourceful word setting and his avoidance of anything generic. In turn, the performers illuminate each song's felicities with effortless authority, and they avoid overpointing or enacting. Full texts and translations are included. Ernest Newman's penetrating annotations for the original 78 albums, reprinted in EMI's 1981 LP reissue, are absent. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The Hugo Wolf Society Recordings.......2005-12-28

The songs of Hugo Wolf (1860 -- 1903)combine great attention to textual detail with closely intertwined writing for the voice and the piano. In this small form, Wolf was a master and took song in a different direction from that of Schubert, Schumann and Brahms. He wrote most of his songs in bursts of activity in five large collections, devoted to the poetry of Morike, Eichendorff, Goethe, and to collections of Spanish and Italian texts. He also composed a number of songs in shorter sets.

In the early 1930s, a young Walter Legge began a project of recording Wolf songs on a subscribtion basis to be limited to 500 sets. The recording industry was relatively new, and Wolf, then as now, too little appreciated. The result was an extensive series of recordings of issued between 1931 and 1938 consisting of 145 songs, about one-half Wolf's output, performed by fourteen singers. The Hugo Wolf Society recordings remain a high moment in the recording of song. They were remastered on LPs and, in 1998, in this 5 CD collection which includes previously unreleased selections.

The Wolf Society collection offers an unparalleled opportunity to get to know Wolf's songs performed by artists of the past that might otherwise be unfamiliar to many listeners. The performers include mezzo-soprano Elena Gerhardt, who recorded the initial volume for the society, baritones Herbert Janssen, Gerhard Husch, tenors John McCormack, Karl Erb, and Helge Roswaenge, the basses Alexander Kipnis, Frederich Schorr, and Ludwig Weber, and sopranos Alexandra Trianti, Elizabeth Rethberg, Ria Ginster, Marta Fuchs, and Tiana Lemnitz. The pianists include Conrad Bos, Gerald Moore, Michael Raucheisen, Hans Udo Muller, and Ernest Victor Wolff.

The singers perform in a variety of styles from the highly operatic to the quietly lyrical. There is a Wagnerian performance of Goethe's "Prometheus" by Friedrich Schorr with the London Symphony Orchestra -- the only track using an orchestral accompaniment. The Irish tenor John McCormack shows a more lyrical approach in his renowned performance of Goethe's poem "Ganymed". The sopranos, Alexandra Trianti, Ria Ginster, and Tiana Lemitz have light, clear, bell-like voices. I find the singers on this compilation take a much more individualized, idiosyncratic, and romantic approach to song than do their modern counterparts, who sometimes seem restrained and chaste by comparison.

Each of Wolf's great collections of songs is well-represented. Elena Gerhardt performs songs from each of Wolf's five books, with the exception of the Goethe songs. The young Alexander Kipnis gives a powerful reading of Wolf's three songs from Michaelangelo. The third CD in this collection features many songs from the Italian songbook performed by soprano Ginster, baritone Husch, and bass Kipnis together with recordings from the Spanish songbook by sopranos Rethberg and Ginster and baritone Husch. There are lovely performances by soprano Tiana Lemnitz in the previously uncollected supplementary material, which also includes several Eichendorff songs and a performance of the Goethe-song "Phanomen" by Alexander Kipnis.

There is a great amount of material in this collection, with each of the 5 CDs including in excess of 70 minutes of music. Most of Wolf's songs are highly concentrated and intense. They may prove difficult to the listener coming to them knowing only the lyricism of Schubert. I would not recommend trying to rush through this set at one or two hearings. It is best to take this music in small sections and to listen with text in hand. The compilation includes texts and translations for each of the songs together with good notes about the Wolf Society recording project. There is little discussion about Wolf or about the songs themselves.

This is an essential collection for those who love song, historical recordings, and the music of Hugo Wolf.

Robin Friedman

"Even little things can delight us.".......2003-06-02

If these six words give an approximate translation of the song "Auch kleine Dinge", then they might also describe a music lover's reaction as he makes a journey of exploration through the hundreds of little songs composed by Hugo Wolf.

Walter Legge, a very young EMI record producer in the 1930s, first made such a journey possible when he pioneered the Hugo Wolf Society and began releasing the volumes now reissued in this boxed set. Many singers were invited to participate. Legge's choice of singers was sometimes idiosyncratic. You might wonder how an Irish tenor, a Ukrainian bass and a Greek soprano were admitted to the roster. The results, however, especially in the case of the contributions of John McCormack and Alexander Kipnis, prove the sureness of his instincts.

About half Wolf's songs were made available in the original issue, between 1931 and 1938. With this reissue comes unused and hitherto unissued recordings, many by Tiana Lemnitz and Herbert Jannsen. So there is now more to discover and exploration is made easier for us in 2003 than it was in the 1930s. The remastering has improved the sound, Legge's widow Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf is able to provide a perceptive introduction in an accompanying booklet, and the texts of the songs are now provided in German and English.

"Even little things can delight us.".......2003-06-02

If these six words give an approximate translation of the song titled "Auch kleine Dinge", then they might also describe a music lover's reaction as he makes a journey of exploration through the hundreds of little songs composed by Hugo Wolf.

Wolf sung by various Lieder singers.......2000-08-15

This is an extraordinary collection of Wolf songs. It is frustrating that the project was not completed, as the quality of what was recorded is so extraordinarily revelatory. My personal favourites are the Michelangelo settings sung by the bass Alexander Kipnis, although he uncharacteristically makes some textual errors. The contributions of Hüsch are numerous and thoughtfully sung, and Karl Erb, Herbert Janssen, Ludwig Weber, Rita Ginster and Marta Fuchs are all caught on extraordinary form, with accompanists of admittedly variable quality, ranging from the sublime Gerald Moore to some very interesting contributions from some accompanists who did not really capture the true essence of Lieder accompanying, which surely cannot permit the piano to be subservient to the voice!

Tracks:

Schafers Klagelied, Second Version, D121
An Mignon, First Version, D161
Geistes-Gruss, Third Version, D142
Geistes-Gruss, Sixthe Version, D142: Geistes-Gruss, Sixth Version, D142
Rastlose Liebe, D138
Der Gott und die Bajadere, D254
Tischlied, D234
Der Schatzgraber, D256
Der Rattenfanger, D255
Bundeslied, D258
Erlkonig, Fourth Version, D328
Jagers Abendlied, First Setting, D215
Jagers Abendlied, Second Setting, D368
Wer nie sein Brot mit tranen ass, First Version, D478, 2
Wer nie sein Brot mit tranen ass, Second Version, D478, 2
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), Second Setting, D359
Mignon (So lasst mich scheinen), D469A. Fragment
Mignon (So lasst mich scheinen), D469B. Fragment
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), D481
Sehnsucht (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt), D656
An Schwager Kronos, D369
Hoffnung, Second Version, D295
Mahomets Gesang, First Setting, D549. Fragment: Mahomets Gesang, First Setting, D549. Fragment, Completed By Reinhard Van Hoorckx
Ganymed, D544
Der Goldschmiedsgsell, D560
Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, First Setting, D484. Fragment: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, First Setting, D484. Fragment, Completed By Reinhard Van Hoorckx
Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, D705. Fragment: Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, D705. Fragment, Completed By Eugene Asti

Amazon.com

Schubert's songs often prove the fact that the best poetry does not always lend itself to a musical setting, and many of his most famous pieces employ less than magnificent texts. Goethe's poetry is the exception that proves the rule. This program consists entirely of songs to poems by the great German writer, and some of them are certainly Schubert's best. Ironically Goethe himself, on being sent a volume of musical settings by Schubert, never even replied to the composer. His lack of musical taste was as legendary as his poetry. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

A Goethe Schubertiad. Hyperion Edition no. 24.......2000-08-01

Schubert: A Goethe Schubertiad. Hyperion Edition no. 24

No praise can be too high for the singing and playing on this disc, featuring four of today's finest singers in a beautifully balanced selection of Schubert's settings of the greatest of the poets by whose words he was inspired.

It begins with "Schäfers Klagelied," given a wonderfully dramatic and sensitive performance by John Mark Ainsley; he is exquisitely detailed without ever going too far, and his feeling for language, the savouring of certain words, is remarkable - listen, for example, to the phrase "die ganze Wiese so voll" in which the last word is dwelt upon just slightly longer and given a sense of the ache behind it. The whole performance is beautifully judged, with the quiet heartbreak of the first and final sections contrasting with the more dramatic middle. The poem is slight enough, but it is sufficient material for Schubert to enchant us, and I cannot think of a finer performance of any of his Lieder - singing such as this is simply incomparable.

Where does one go, after that? Just about anywhere on this disc, is the answer - perhaps Christine Schäfer's rapt performance of the neglected masterpiece "Der Gott und die Bajadere," which tells the story of the dancing girl who spends one "sweet night" with a visitant god who dies in her bed - the girl then tries to throw herself upon his funeral pyre but is given short shrift by the priests who tell her that only a wife may do this - however, she ignores them and does it anyway, whereupon the God and the girl's spirit are seen ascending to heaven. Schäfer's lovely, burnished tone, the fervour of her singing and her fascinating sense of the language make just about every other soprano sound thin in timbre and generalized in interpretation.

Elsewhere, Michael George gives a noble, stirring account of the wonderful "Geistes - Gruss" with Graham Johnson providing a poetic postlude, and Simon Keenlyside an expertly judged account of the touching "Der Goldschmiedsgesell" in which he evokes to perfection the simple loving nature of the apprentice.

Probably the best - known song on this disc is "Erlkönig," and the performance here can stand comparison with the best. Ainsley takes the part of the narrator and Erl - King, Schäfer the child and George the father, and their singing makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up - as for Johnson's playing, it equals that of Gerald Moore - there is no higher praise. Schäfer is touchingly innocent and fearful as the child, George wonderfully paternal and mellifluous as the father - especially fine is his "Es scheinen die alten Weiden so grau." Ainsley's impersonation of the gruesome spirit king is truly frightening - his melismas on the words "spiel" and "singen" cannot fail to induce shivers of dread, and his narration is wonderfully evocative - even words such as "Kind" and "warm" are tasted to the full, the dramatic "grausets" is properly chilling, and the all - important final line is truly heart - rending.

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Leichenfantasie D. 7
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Vatermr D. 10
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Jg am Bache D. 30
Lieder, Vol. I: Totengrrlied D. 44
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Schatten D. 50
Lieder, Vol. I: Sehnsucht D. 52 - Ach, aus dieses Tales Grunden
Lieder, Vol. I: Verklng D. 59
Lieder, Vol. I: Pensa, che questo istante D. 76
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Taucher D. 77
Lieder, Vol. I: Andenken D. 99
Lieder, Vol. I: Geistern D. 100
Lieder, Vol. I: Erinnerung (Totenopfer) D. 101

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Trost. An Elisa D. 97
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Betende D. 102
Lieder, Vol. I: Lied aus der Ferne D. 107
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Abend D. 108 - Purpur malt die Tannenhugel
Lieder, Vol. I: Lied der Liebe D. 109
Lieder, Vol. I: Erinnerungen D. 98
Lieder, Vol. I: Adelaide D. 95
Lieder, Vol. I: An Emma D. 113
Lieder, Vol. I: Romanze D. 114 - Ein Fraulein klagt'im finstern Turm
Lieder, Vol. I: An Laura, als sie Klopstocks Auferstehungslied sang D. 115
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Geistertanz D. 116
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Mhen aus der Fremde D. 117
Lieder, Vol. I: Nachtgesang D. 119 - O gib, vom weichen Pfuhle
Lieder, Vol. I: Trost in Trn D. 120
Lieder, Vol. I: Schrs Klagelied D. 121
Lieder, Vol. I: Sehnsucht D. 123 -Was zieht mir das Herz so?
Lieder, Vol. I: Am See D. 124 - Sitz' ich im Gras
Lieder, Vol. I: Auf einen Kirchhof D. 151
Lieder, Vol. I: Als ich sie err sah D. 153
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Bild D. 155
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Mondabend D. 141
Lieder, Vol. I: Loda Gespenst D. 150

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Der Ser D. 149
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Erwartung D. 159
Lieder, Vol. I: Am Flusse D. 160
Lieder, Vol. I: An Mignon D. 161
Lieder, Vol. I: N des Geliebten D. 162
Lieder, Vol. I: Sers Morgenlied D. 165
Lieder, Vol. I: Amphiaros D. 166
Lieder, Vol. I: Das war ich D. 174
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Sterne D. 176 - Was funkelt ihr so mild mich an
Lieder, Vol. I: Vergebliche Liebe D. 177
Lieder, Vol. I: Liebesrausch D. 179
Lieder, Vol. I: Sehnsucht der Liebe D. 180
Lieder, Vol. I: Die erste Liebe D. 182
Lieder, Vol. I: Trinklied D. 183 - Ihr Freunde und du, gold'ner Wein
Lieder, Vol. I: Stimme der Liebe D. 187 - Abendgewolke schweben hell
Lieder, Vol. I: Naturgenuss D. 188
Lieder, Vol. I: An die Freude D. 189
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Jg am Bache D. 192
Lieder, Vol. I: An den Mond D. 193 - Geuss, lieber Mond
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Mainacht D. 194
Lieder, Vol. I: An die Nachtigall D. 196 - Geuss nicht so laut
Lieder, Vol. I: An die Apfelbe, wo ich Julien erblickte D. 197
Lieder, Vol. I: Seufzer D. 198
Lieder, Vol. I: Liebestelei D. 206

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Der Liebende D. 207
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Traum D. 213
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Laube D. 214
Lieder, Vol. I: Meeres Stille D. 216
Lieder, Vol. I: Grablied D. 218
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Finden D. 219
Lieder, Vol. I: Wandrers Nachtlied D. 224 - Der du von dem Himmel bist
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Fischer D. 225
Lieder, Vol. I: Erster Verlust D. 226
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Erscheinung D. 229
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Tchung D. 230 - Im Erlenbusch, im Tannenhain
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Abend D. 221 - Der Abend bluht
Lieder, Vol. I: Geist der Liebe D. 233 - Wer bist du, Geist der liebe
Lieder, Vol. I: Tischlied D. 234
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Liedler D. 209
Lieder, Vol. I: Ballade D. 134
Lieder, Vol. I: Abends unter der Linde D. 235
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Mondnacht D. 238
Lieder, Vol. I: Huldigung D. 240
Lieder, Vol. I: Alles um Liebe D. 241
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Geheimnis D. 250 - Sie konnte mir kein Wortchen sagen
Lieder, Vol. I: An den Fr D. 245 - Wilkommem, schoner Jungling
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Baft D. 246

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Der Rattenfer D. 255
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Schatzgrr D. 256
Lieder, Vol. I: Heidenrin D. 257
Lieder, Vol. I: Bundeslied D. 258
Lieder, Vol. I: An den Mond D. 259 - Fullest wieder Busch und Tal
Lieder, Vol. I: Wonne der Wehmut D. 260
Lieder, Vol. I: Wer kauft Liebesgr? D. 261
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Goldschmiedsgesell D. 560
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Morgenkuss D. 264
Lieder, Vol. I: Abendstchen. An Lina D. 265
Lieder, Vol. I: Morgenlied D. 266 - Wilkommen, rotes Morgenlicht
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Weiberfreund D. 271
Lieder, Vol. I: An die Sonne D. 272 - Konigliche Morgensonne
Lieder, Vol. I: Tischlerlied D. 274
Lieder, Vol. I: Totenkranz f Kind D. 275
Lieder, Vol. I: Abendlied D. 276 - Gross und rotentflammet
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Frchkeit D. 262
Lieder, Vol. I: Lob des Tokayers D. 248
Lieder, Vol. I: Furcht der Geliebten D. 285
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Rosenband D. 280
Lieder, Vol. I: An Sie D. 288
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Sommernacht D. 289
Lieder, Vol. I: Die frrr D. 290
Lieder, Vol. I: Dem Unendlichen D. 291
Lieder, Vol. I: Ossians Lied nach dem Falle Nathos' D. 278
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Mhen von Inistore D. 281
Lieder, Vol. I: Labetrank der Liebe D. 302
Lieder, Vol. I: An die Geliebte D. 303
Lieder, Vol. I: Mein Gruss an den Mai D. 305
Lieder, Vol. I: Skolie D. 306 - Lasst im Morgenstrahl des Mai'n
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Sternenwelten D. 307
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Macht der Liebe D. 308
Lieder, Vol. I: Das gest Gl 309
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Sterne D. 313
Lieder, Vol. I: Nachtgesang D. 314 - Tiefe Feier schauert um die Welt
Lieder, Vol. I: An Rosa I D. 315 - Warum bist du nicht hier
Lieder, Vol. I: An Rosa II D. 316 - Rosa, denkst su an mich?
Lieder, Vol. I: Schwangesang D. 318 - Endlich steh'n die Pforten offen

Tracks:

Der Zufriedene D. 320
Liane D. 298
Augenlied D. 297
Geistes-Gruss D. 142
Hoffnung D. 295 - Schaff', das Tagwerk meiner Hande
An den Mond D. 296 - Fullest wieder Busch und Tal
Rastlose Liebe D. 138
Erlk D. 328
Der Schmetterling D. 633
Die Berge D. 634
Geneit D. 143
An die Natur D. 372
Klage D. 371
Morgenlied D. 381 - Dic frohe neubelebte Flur
Abendlied D. 382 - Sanft glanzt die Abendsonne
Der Flng D. 402
Laura am Klavier D. 388
Entz an Laura D. 390
Die vier Weltalter D. 391
Pfled D. 392
Die Einsiedelei D. 393
An die Harmonie D. 394
Die Herbstnacht (Die Wehmut) D. 404
Lied D. 403 - Ins stille Land
Der Herbstabend D. 405
Der Entfernten D. 350
Fischerlied D. 351
Sprache der Liebe D. 410
Abschied von der Harfe D. 406

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Stimme der Liebe D. 412 - Meine Selinde
Lieder, Vol. I: Entz D. 143
Lieder, Vol. I: Geist der Liebe D. 414 - Der Abend schleiert Flur und Hain
Lieder, Vol. I: Klage D. 415 - Die Sonne steigt, die Sonne sinkt
Lieder, Vol. I: Julius an Theone D. 419
Lieder, Vol. I: Klage D. 436 - Dein Silber schien durch Eichengrun
Lieder, Vol. I: Frlied D. 398 - Die Luft ist blau
Lieder, Vol. I: Auf den Tod einer Nachtigall D 399
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Knabenzeit D. 400
Lieder, Vol. I: Winterlied D. 401
Lieder, Vol. I: Minnelied D. 401
Lieder, Vol. I: Die frebe D. 430
Lieder, Vol. I: Blumenlied D. 431
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Leidende D. 432
Lieder, Vol. I: Seligkeit D. 433
Lieder, Vol. I: Erntelied D. 434
Lieder, Vol. I: Das grosse Halleluja D. 442
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Gestirne D. 444
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Liebesgr D. 446
Lieder, Vol. I: An den Schlaf D. 447
Lieder, Vol. I: Gott im Fre D. 448
Lieder, Vol. I: Der gute Hirt D. 449
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Nacht D. 358 - Du verstorst uns nicht
Lieder, Vol. I: Fragment aus dem Aeschylus D. 450
Lieder, Vol. I: An die untergehende Sonne D. 457
Lieder, Vol. I: An mein Klavier D. 342
Lieder, Vol. I: Freude der Kinderjahre D. 455
Lieder, Vol. I: Das Heimweh D. 456 - Oft in einsam stillen Stunden
Lieder, Vol. I: An den Mond D. 468 Was schauest du so hell
Lieder, Vol. I: An Chloen D. 462 Bei der Liebe reinsten Flammen
Lieder, Vol. I: Hochzeit-Lied D. 463
Lieder, Vol. I: In der Mitternacht D. 464
Lieder, Vol. I: Trauer der Liebe D. 465
Lieder, Vol. I: Die Perle D. 466

Tracks:

Lieder, Vol. I: Liebesend D. 473
Lieder, Vol. I: Orpheus D. 474
Lieder, Vol. I: Abschied D. 475
Lieder, Vol. I: R D. 476
Lieder, Vol. I: Alte Liebe rostet nie D. 477
Lieder, Vol. I: Harfenspieler I D. 478
Lieder, Vol. I: Harfenspieler III D. 480
Lieder, Vol. I: Harfenspieler II D. 479
Lieder, Vol. I: Der K in Thule D. 367
Lieder, Vol. I: Jrs Abendlied D. 368
Lieder, Vol. I: An Schwager Kronos D. 369
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Ser am Felsen D. 482
Lieder, Vol. I: Lied D. 483
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Wanderer D. 493
Lieder, Vol. I: Der Hirt D. 490
Lieder, Vol. I: Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren D. 360
Lieder, Vol. I: Geheimnis D. 491
Lieder, Vol. I: Zum Punsche D. 492
Lieder, Vol. I: Am Bache im Fre D. 361
Lieder, Vol. I: An eine Quelle D. 530
Lieder, Vol. I: Bei dem Grabe meines Vaters D. 496
Lieder, Vol. I: Am Grabe Anselmos D. 504
Lieder, Vol. I: Abendlied D. 499
Lieder, Vol. I: Zufriedenheit D. 362

Tracks:

Lider, Vol. I: Herbstlied D. 502 - Bunt sind schon die Walder
Lider, Vol. I: Skolie D. 507 - Madchen entsiegelten, Bruder, die Flaschen
Lider, Vol. I: Lebenslied D. 508
Lider, Vol. I: Leiden der Trennung D. 509
Lider, Vol. I: Alinde D. 904
Lider, Vol. I: An die Laute D. 905
Lider, Vol. I: Frohsinn D. 520
Lider, Vol. I: Die Liebe D. 522 - Wo weht der Liebe hoher Geist?
Lider, Vol. I: Trost D. 523 - Nimmer lange weil'ich hier
Lider, Vol. I: Der Schr und der Reiter D. 517
Lider, Vol. I: Lob der Trn D. 711
Lider, Vol. I: Der Alpenjr D. 524
Lider, Vol. I: Wie Ulfru fischt D. 525
Lider, Vol. I: Fahrt zum Hades D. 526
Lider, Vol. I: Schlaflied D. 527
Lider, Vol. I: Die Blumensprache D. 519
Lider, Vol. I: Die abgeblinde D. 514
Lider, Vol. I: Der Flug der Zeit D. 515
Lider, Vol. I: Der Tod und das Mhen D. 531
Lider, Vol. I: Das Lied vom Reifen D. 532
Lider, Vol. I: Tich zu singen D. 533
Lider, Vol. I: Am Strome D. 539
Lider, Vol. I: Philoktet D. 540
Lider, Vol. I: Memnon D. 541
Lider, Vol. I: Auf dem See D. 543
Lider, Vol. I: Ganymed D. 544
Lider, Vol. I: Der Jg und der Tod D. 545
Lider, Vol. I: Trost im Liede D. 546

Customer Reviews:

An encyclopedic collection of Schubert songs by a singer and pianist with encyclopedic knowledge of Schubert songs.......2005-10-25

I bought this collection from a mail order firm in 1993, and can only call it "an encyclopedic collection of Schubert songs by a singer and pianist with an encyclopedic knowledge of Schubert songs."

I don't listen to these discs track to track, but rather selected tracks and keep this 9 disc set in my collection as an encyclopedia, for reference, rather than to listen to for hours on end.

This collection doesn't contain any of the 3 great Schubert song cycles: "Schwanengesang", "Die Schone Mullerin", or "Winterreise." Most of these songs are less than 5 minutes in length, but some are as long as 20 minutes, with Recitative/Aria/Recit./Aria pattern. Each disc is 70 minutes or more, making for a lot of music. Going dollar for music, it's a good deal!

I am very thankful for this release. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (born 1925) seemed inexhaustable, making many lieder and opera recordings in the late 1960s/early 70s when these recordings were made for DG. His partnership with pianist Gerald Moore lasted many years, and they recorded many of these same lieder for EMI.

I won't attempt to go into detail describing different songs in this large collection, but if you love great singing and Schubert lieder, consider this as an investment in eternity. If you only want a disc of "Greatest hits" of this genre, consider the DG "Originals" release of Fischer-Dieskau with both Gerald Moore and Jorg Demus in different tracks.

You can tell I'm biased in favor of Herr Fischer-Dieskau and his singing, which is always beautiful here. I also love Schubert as sung by Hermann Prey (1929-1998): Philips Eloquence, and Decca (deleted); Janet Baker (Hyperion, with Graham Johnson); and Hans Hotter (EMI, with "Schwanengesang.")

Make up your mind to this journey........2001-02-07

Since this set of Schubert lieder (3 boxes, 21 cds in all) has become a legedary classic, I don't think I should make any comment. But just a suggestion to those who want to embark on these discs.

Make up your mind on this journey. On facing such a tome record arranged and sung chronically, it's useless and wrong only to listen to some famous lieder or discs or just listen randomly. You should spare a long period of time, begin by listening from the very first disc to the last disc. And, during the period do not listen to any lied of other composers. Then gradually, lied by lied, disc by disc, you will forget this is Fischer-Diskau and Moore---This is a real life of a great soul! You are really touching and breathing with a great soul! Feel the sound of schubert, feel his struggle, his emotion, his feeling, his hate and love. Feel how those youthful spontaneous and raw lieder gradually developed into fully ripened masterpieces. Such wonderful experience belongs only to really patient listeners.

Make up your mind to this journey........2001-02-07

Since this set of Schubert lieder (3 boxes, 21 cds in all) has become a legedary classic, I don't think I should make any comment. But just a suggestion to those who want to embark on these discs.