Spanisches liederspiel, op 74 schumann from cdj33106. Born in merseburg, schumann trained for a singing career in berlin and dresden. The german soprano elisabeth schumann was one of the finest lyric sopranos of the 20th century. Elisabeth schwarzkopf soprano john wustman, pianist wednesday evening. The magisterial german baritone dietrich fischerdieskau, whom i memorialize at the beginning of my column in this weeks new yorker, made almost too many recordings to count. Elisabeth schumann, germanborn american soprano known for her interpretation of lieder and of the music of w. Whether in her operatic portrayals, her lieder or her operetta offerings, she. Elizabeth schumann, schubert, schumann, brahms, mozart, haydn. The musical result was a charity concert on board in which she sang three strauss songs to great success. Strauss strauss wolf wolf first concert summer fare series, 1978 centennial season. The german soprano elisabeth schumann was one of the finest lyric sopranos of. With the present recording the thirtyyearold fischerdieskau demonstrates his subtle art of textual exegesis, bathed in the dolcezza and suavity of his still young baritone voice.
Strauss composed opus 68, with the voice of elisabeth schumann in mind, though. There is nothing so merci less in showing a singers limitations as a song recital, and when this recital is made permanent for indefinite repetition it can be. Ue now digitale kaufausgabe gedruckte kaufausgabe diverse. She made her professional debut in hamburg in 1909 and died in 1952, having given her last public concert the previous year. There are also other fancy online books in our websites that can be easy to be got looks like it. Wallfahrtsliederbuch pdf online free is ready to read anytime you want. Schumanns impending marriage to clara wieck 18191896 hard won after a long legal battle with her.
A gigantic project was started in 1931 by the hugo wolf society in harness with his masters voice. Listen to your favorite songs from lebendige vergangenheit elisabeth schumann vol. Dear customers, we would like to inform you that due to the current situation concerning the novel corona virus, exit restrictions have been imposed in austria. Schumann s late lieder university of tennessee system. The quintessential romantic composer, schumann wrote more than 150 works of exceptional. No artist so endeared herself to her public as elisabeth schumann.
Franz schubert, robert schumann, richard strauss, elisabeth schwarzkopf, gerald moore, geoffrey parsons elisabeth schwarzkopf. From the j talienisches liederbuch mein liebster hat zu tisehe mieh geladen ieh esse nun mein brot. Elisabeth schumann, lotte lehmann, heinrich schlusnus and karl erb, four of the most important lieder singers of the interwar years, championed wolf and many others as well. It seems appropriate to begin with one of the great song cycles of schubert. Kapitel 1 liedertexte go tell it on the mountains spiritual refrain. They performed together as early as 1942, at the beginning of elisabeth schwarzkopfs glittering career, and more than one and a. Jeongmin kim all mein gedanken, ich schwebe, allerseelen, nichts richard strauss.
Often referred to as the year of the song in schumanns life, the year 1840 saw the completion of at least 7 songs, including the famous op. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late romantic music, somewhat related to that of the second viennese school in concision but utterly unrelated in technique. Elisabeth schwarzkopfs lied recordings with her accompanist michael raucheisen, made on 6 january 1958 at the rias studios in berlin, are an impressive example of the fruitful cooperation between these two artists. Elizabeth schumann whose career encompassed opera, operetta and lieder, was an excellent and universally regarded lyric soprano. If our list is to include no songs of which we are ashamed, and no performances below a great singers standard, the choice is very considerably narrowed. Elisabeth schwarzkopf interprets songs by wolf, schubert. Edited by elisabeth schumann, with works by bach, mozart, beethoven, schubert, schumann, mendelssohn, wolf, mahler, marx, r. Hugo wolf the anniversary edition emi classics 50999 6. This is an exception to the rarity of wolf cycles being performed as a set. This superlative disc is the first in a series that includes all the vocal music of robert schumann for voice and piano. For example, elisabeth schumann, a german soprano who was headed to tour america with richard strauss in 1921, encountered a number of international musicians on her transatlantic sea journey.
Wordforword translations and ipa transcriptions of songs and arias in latin, italian, german, and french in pdf format. Lieder by schumann, robert, cooper, imogen, holzmair, wolfgang, schumann, clara from amazons classical music store. Strauss lieder will prepare the student for a role in a strauss opera. Felix mendelssohn bartholdy ein sommernachtstraum london symphony orchestra peter maag, 3. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late romantic music, somewhat related to that of the second viennese school in concision but diverging greatly in technique. Hugo philipp jacob wolf march 1860 22 february 1903 was an austrian composer of slovene origin, particularly noted for his art songs, or lieder. Texts to over 152000 lieder and other classical vocal works in more than a hundred languages with over 32000 translations. Elisabeth schumann june 1888 23 april 1952 was a german soprano who sang in opera, operetta, oratorio, and lieder. Jules massenet thais meditation nigel kennedy national philharmonic orchestra richard bonynge, 2. Elisabeth schumann songbook is a collection of favourite songs for voice and piano. E h7 e go tell it on the mountains, over the hills and everywhere e h7 e go tell it on the mountains, that jesus christ is born e a e 1.
As we have come to expect from graham johnson, the cd comes with comprehensive notes on the songs, along with biographical sketches of the many poets set by. Elizabeth schumann, schubert, schumann, brahms, mozart. It contains a majority of lieder from the alter years of the composers life. Diverse elisabeth schumann songbook for voice and piano. Abrsm grade 5 or above in music t heory, practical musicianship or any solo jazz subject. Elisabeth schumann by elisabeth schumann, karl alwin, karl alwin, george reeves, gerald moore, leo rosenek, leo rosenek, reginald kell, john amadio. June 8, 2010 marked the 200 anniversary of the birth of robert schumann 18101856.
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