Gemini - Schumann: Requiem, etc / Klee, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Andrea Andonian (Soprano)
• Mechthild Georg (Alto)
• Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)
• Monika Weichhold (Mezzo Soprano)
• Brigitte Lindner (Soprano)
• Peter Seiffert (Tenor)
• Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano)
• Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass)
• Wolfgang Meyer (Organ)
• Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
• Doris Soffel (Alto)
• Kari Lovaas (Voice)
• Theo Altmeyer (Tenor)
• Helen Donath
• Julia Hamari
• Hans Sotin (Bass)
• Bruno Pola (Baritone)

Conductors

• Fruhbeck de Burgos, Rafae
• Klee, Bernhard
• Sawallisch, Wolfgang

Ensembles

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• Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Dusseldorf Stadtischer Musikvereins Chorus
• Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra

Composer

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Notes & Reviews:

BBC Music Magazine
Schumann's neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned Mass and Requiem. Sympathetic performances realised in good sound.

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Schumann, Robert : Der Rose Pilgerfahrt, Op. 112

• Performers: Kari Lovaas (Voice); Theo Altmeyer (Tenor); Helen Donath; Julia Hamari; Hans Sotin (Bass); Bruno Pola (Baritone)
• Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
• Notes: Rheinhalle, Düsseldorf, Germany (09/08/1974-09/13/1974)
• Running Time: 61 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Schumann, Robert : Requiem for Mignon, Op. 98b

• Performers: Andrea Andonian (Soprano); Mechthild Georg (Alto); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone); Monika Weichhold (Mezzo Soprano); Brigitte Lindner (Soprano)
• Conductor: Bernhard Klee
• Ensemble: Düsseldorf Städtischer Musikvereins Chorus
• Notes: Tonhalle, Düsseldorf (07/02/1983-07/06/1983)
• Running Time: 11 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1849

Schumann, Robert : Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147

• Performers: Peter Seiffert (Tenor); Mitsuko Shirai (Mezzo Soprano); Jan-Hendrik Rootering (Bass); Wolfgang Meyer (Organ)
• Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (09/13/1987-09/14/1987)
• Running Time: 42 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1852

Schumann, Robert : Requiem, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 148

• Performers: Nicolai Gedda (Tenor); Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone); Doris Soffel (Alto); Helen Donath
• Conductor: Bernhard Klee
• Ensemble: Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Tonhalle, Düsseldorf (07/02/1983-07/06/1983)
• Running Time: 33 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1852