A Romantic Songbook - Songs by Loewe, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann / Thomas Quasthoff, baritone; Justus Zeyen, piano

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Audio Samples

Album Summary

Performers

• Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Justus Zeyen (Piano)

Composers

• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Hugo Wolf (Composer) (1860 - 1903)
• Irish Traditional
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Carl Loewe (1796 - 1869)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)

Notes & Reviews:

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko, Itzahak Perlman, Trevor Pinnock, Gil Shaham, Bryn Terfel and Krystian Zimerman - performing great music in best-selling and benchmark recordings from the last 30 years.

The look is fresh, modern, easy to grasp: original album covers newly presented in a Polaroid-style frame, with series blurb on spine "Original Album Series". The Polaroid look is carried through in the booklet layout and forms the basis of the entire product image. Each release comes with new liner notes on the artist and recordings by expert authors and critics.

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003).

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Works Details

Schubert, Franz : Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1820-1822

Schubert, Franz : Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 08/19/1815

Schubert, Franz : Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1817

Schubert, Franz : Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 03/1826

Schubert, Franz : Auf der Bruck, D 853

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 08/1825

Schubert, Franz : Im Abendrot, D 799

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: ?1824

Schubert, Franz : Ungeduld ("Ich schnitt' es gern"), song for voice & piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/7 (Op. 25/7)

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1823

Schumann, Robert : Belsatzar, Op. 57

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1840

Schumann, Robert : Myrthen, Op. 25

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Notes: Composition written: 1840.
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1840

Schumann, Robert : Myrthen, Op. 25

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1840

Schumann, Robert : Myrthen, Op. 25

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1840

Mendelssohn, Felix : Frühlingsglaube, Op. 9/8

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 01/19/1830

Mendelssohn, Felix : On Wings of Song

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 10/01/1835

Wolf, Hugo : Auf einer Wanderung

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 03/1888

Wolf, Hugo : Mörike Lieder

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 03/06/1888

Wolf, Hugo : Mörike Lieder

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 03/27/1888

Loewe, Carl : Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Loewe, Carl : Herr Oluf (Lord Oluf), for voice & piano, Op. 2/2

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal

Loewe, Carl : Tom der Reimer, Op. 135a

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1860

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (8), Op. 10

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Strauss, Richard : Allerseelen, Op. 10 no 8

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27

• Performers: Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone); Justus Zeyen (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Strauss, Richard : Lieder (4), Op. 27

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894

Traditional, Irish : Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song

• Performers: Justus Zeyen (Piano); Thomas Quasthoff (Bass Baritone)
• Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Vocal
• Written: by 1855