Schumann, Robert > Vocal

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in a 2 part recital of lieder by Schubert and Schumann from the Opera Theatre of Nurenberg [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Schubert: Lieder; Robert Schumann: Lieder
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich

Run Time: 158 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 1.33:1, Color
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Romantic Ballads: Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Jensen, Mendelssohn, Wolf et al. / Wolfgang Anheisser, baritone; Julius Severin, piano

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Carl Loewe: Kleiner Haushalt, Op. 71; Die Uhr, for voice & piano, Op. 123/3; Heinrich der Vogler, for voice & piano, Op. 56/1; Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118; Prinz Eugen, ballad for voice & piano, Op. 92...
Performers: Anheisser, Wolfgang; Severin, Julius

German baritone Wolfgang Anheisser suffered an early death, following an accident on stage at a New Year's performance in Cologne. This double disc re-issue features...continue...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Voice of the Century [25 discs - Includes DVDs] [Limited Edition]

25 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-01-15

Works: Franz Schubert: Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Die schöne Müllerin, D 795/Op. 25; Nacht und Träume, D 827; Heidenröslein, D 257/Op. 3 no 3; Der Erlkönig, D 328; An den Frühl...
Performers: Alda, Catarina; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Carbonari, Virgilio; de Palma, Piero [Tenor Vocal]; Demus, Jörg [Piano]; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Donderer, Georg; Dyk, Cornelis van; ...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Böhm, Karl; Richter, Karl; Gorvin, Carl; Stadlmair, Hans; Baumgartner, Rudolf; Karajan, Herbert von; Barenboim, Daniel; Weissenborn, Gunther; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Joch...


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Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89 by Franz Schubert

Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone), Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Period: Romanti

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Robert Schumann: Missa Sacra, Op. 147; Four Chants for Double Chorus, Op. 141 / Les Cris de Paris

1 CD / Aparte / 2013-01-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor, Op. 147; Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141
Performers: Crebassa, Marianne; Lopez, Baptiste
Conductors: Jourdain, Geoffroy
Ensemble: Les Cris de Paris

Schumann's Missa Sacra was written in the composer's late period, during a period when he was particularly focused on writing religious music. Never performed before...continue...
Recording information: Monks' Refectory, Royaumont Abbey (2011-09-27_2011-09-28&2011-)....continue...

Liederreise - Songs by Brahms & Schubert / Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo soprano; Robert Lehbaumer, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2013-01-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Das Wandern, song for voice and piano (Die schöne Müllerin), D. 795/1 (Op. 25/1); Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D...
Performers: Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Lehrbaumer, Robert

Angelika Kirchslager and Robert Lehrbaumer embark on a lieder journey across Austria and their navigation system is based on the most important coordinates of Austro-German...continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Wien (10/2011)....continue...

Mezzo Moon: Lieder & Songs by Brahms, Zemlinsky, Weyse, Schubert, Schumann, Nielsen, Reger, Mozart / Pia Heise, mezzo-soprano

1 CD / Danacord / 2012-11-13

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Nachtwandler, Op. 86/3; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Süáe, süáe, Sommernacht, for voice & piano; Christoph Ernst Friedrich We...
Performers: Heise, Pia; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

Danish mezzo-soprano Pia Heise studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music in London. She offers a program of...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, England (11/21/2011-11/23/2011)....continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Songs to Poems by Heine - Schuimann: Dichterliebe. Songs by Liszt, Brahms / Deon van der Walt, tenor; Charles Spencer, piano

1 CD / Nightingale Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S 289; Du bist wie eine Blume, S 287; Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S 272; Morgens steh' ich auf und frage, song for voice & piano (3 versions), S. 290 (...
Performers: Spencer, Charles; Van der Walt, Deon

Heine's poetry became the epitome for modern weltschmerz in the arrangement by Brahms, Liszt and Schumann. These songs are the central core of the genre...continue...
Recording information: Studio 2 des Bayerischen Rundfunks (07/26/1994-07/29/1994)....continue...

Schumann: Liederkreis, Opp. 24 & 39 / Gerald finley, baritone; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Songs (6) (Reinick) for voice & piano, Op. 36; Liederkreis, 9 songs for voice & piano, Op. 24
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]

Gerald Finley and Julius Drake return to Schumann, following a magisterially intense Dichterliebe which won them a third Gramophone award. Here they focus on the...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (2011-11-02_2011-11-04&2012-)....continue...

Philippe Sly: In Dreams / Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Joseph-Guy Ropartz / Michael McMahon

1 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Maurice Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano); Guy Ropartz: Poèmes (4), for baritone & orchestra; Jo...
Performers: McMahon, Michael; Sly, Philippe [Bass Baritone]

As soon as we knew we would have an opportunity to work on this album together, Michael McMahon suggested we record Guy Ropartz's 4 Poèmes...continue...
Recording information: Church of Saint-Benoît de Mirabel (03/2012)....continue...

Robert Schumann: Complete Secular Choral Works / Studio Vocale Karlsruhe

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Robert Schumann: Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Part songs (4/5) for mixed voices, Op. 59; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Part songs (5) for mixed voices, Op. 55; Beim Abschied zu singen, for chorus...
Performers: Chung, Locky; Hoppe, Gesa; Lampert, Christian; Lampert, Daniel; Schneider, Gundula; Witoschynskyj, Ira Maria
Conductors: Pfaff, Werner; Engelbrecht, Bernd
Ensemble: ; Renner Ensembles Regensburg

During Schumann's troubled life, the composer came relatively late to writing choral music. Inspired by nature and poetry, his secular choral works reveal a fascinating...continue...
Recording information: Baden-Baden & Regensburg....continue...

Schumann: Kerner Lieder, Op. 35; Songs by Wolf, Korngold & Mahler / Roderick Williams, baritone; Helmut Deutsch, piano (live, Wigmore Hall, 2/25/11)

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2012-09-25

Works: Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch I; Italienisches Liederbuch II; Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen, song for voice & piano (Italienisches Liederbuch); Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blum...
Performers: Deutsch, Helmut; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Described by Opera magazine as 'Britain's best baritone', London- born Roderick Williams and leading pianist Helmut Deutsch perform an atmospheric Liederabend, featuring some of the...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (02/25/2011)....continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Goethe Lieder - Beethoven, Schumann, et al / de San, Lee

1 CD / Pavane / 2012-08-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Songs (3) (Goethe) for voice & piano, Op. 83; Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Carl Loewe: Ballads (3), Op. 44; Ballads (3), Op. 1; Johannes Brahms: Songs (7) for voice & piano...
Performers: de San, Ludovic; Lee, Noel

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

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Franz Schubert: Frühlingsglaube, D 686/Op. 20 no 2; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1; Auf der Bruck, D 853; Im Abe...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Zeyen, Justus

First Choice features top artists - in the first batch, Claudio Abbado, the Emerson String Quartet, Helene Grimaud, Herbert von Karajan, James Levine, Anna Netrebko,...continue...
Recording information: Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich (11/2003)....continue...

Best of Schumann / Peter Schreier, tenor; Annerose Schmidt, piano

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Album für die Jugend no 10 ("Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit Zurückkehrend") for piano, Op. 68/; Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, Op. 38 "Frühlingssinfonie"; Dichterlieb...
Performers: Damm, Peter; Friemel, Johannes; Pietzonka, Klaus; Rehm, Kieter; Schmidt, Annerose; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Kurz, Siegfried; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Rundfunkchor Leipzig; Staatskapelle Dresden

Jimmy: James Rhodes Live in Brighton - Bach, Beethoven, Moszkowski, Rachmaninov, Chopin / James Rhodes, piano

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-06-02

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto no 3 in D minor, BWV 974; Violin Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Spoken Word: James Rhodes discusses composers; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C ma...
Performers: Rhodes, James

In 2008/09 James Rhodes saw his profile go from complete unknown to rising star, attracting celebrity followers including Stephen Fry and Sir David Tang. He...continue...
Recording information: Brighton The Old Market (12/08/2011-12/09/2011)....continue...

Great Voices of the Century / Prey, Damrau, Domingo, Bartoli, Schock, Kraus, Wunderlich

2 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2012-05-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze de Figaro; Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Missa in C, KV 257, "Credo-Messe"; Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Don Giovanni; Vincenzo Bellini: I Pur...
Performers: Arnaltes, Edelmiro; Bartoli, Cecilia; Callas, Maria; Cappuccilli, Piero; Damrau, Diana; Domingo, Placido; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor Vocals]; Jones, Gwyneth,...
Conductors: Vonk, Hans; Paternostro, Roberto; Wöss, Kurt; Schuchter, Wilhelm; Gardelli, Lamberto; Raichev, Rouslan; Simonov, Georgi; Kraus, Richard; Marinov, Ivan; Froschauer, Helmuth; Knubben, Klaus; Sussk...

Great Voices of the Century is a wonderful collection featuring the greatest voices of the century as well as the greatest works by Mozart, Donizetti,...continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Life, Love, Lieder: Lieder in Our Language, Vol. 2

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-05-01

Works: Hugo Wolf: In dem Schatten meiner Locken (no 2 of Spanischen Liederbuch); Italienisches Liederbuch I; Johannes Brahms: Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 59; Songs (8) for voice & piano, Op. 57; Songs ...
Performers: Hausman, Jill; Winterfeldt, Walter

Recording information: Patrych Sound Studios (2008-2010)....continue...

David Hobson + Teddy Tahu Rhodes: Deluxe Edition

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2012-04-24

Works: Richard Rodgers: Carousel; Welsh Traditional: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night), folk song; Stephen Adams: The Holy City; John Newton: Amazing Grace; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice ...
Performers: Hobson, David [Singer/Composer]; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu
Conductors: Noble, Guy

Recording information: Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Cor (11/26/2011); Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia (11/26/2011); Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Cor (...continue...

Robert Schumann: Choral Works / Flemish Radio Choir, Inge Spinette, piano

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Doppelchörige Gesänge (4), Op.141; Romanzen und Balladen I (5), for mixed chorus, Op. 67; From Sechs Lieder, Op. 33; From Vier Gesänge, Op. 59; From Romanzen, Op. 69; ...
Performers: Goossens, Ivan; Lemaire, Karen; Souvagie, Philippe; Spinette, Inge; Venken, Hilde [Vocals]
Conductors: Holten, Bo
Ensemble: Flemish Radio Choir

The Flemish Radio Choir is a professional chamber choir whose program includes works from the entire repertoire, with particular attention to Flemish and contemporary music....continue...
Recording information: AMUZ, Antwerp (10/2009/06/2010)....continue...

Kathleen Ferrier: A Centenary Celebration [4 CDs]

4 CD / Regis Records / 2012-04-02

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier, Montreal 1950; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Down by the Salley Gardens, f...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Patzak, Julius; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Walter, Bruno

'The greatest thing in music in my life has been to have known Kathleen Ferrier and Gustav Mahler - in that order" -Bruno Walter 'No...continue...

Trumpet & Piano: Works by Arban, Arensky, Bernstein, Dinicu / Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

3 CD / Teldec / 2012-03-27

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy & Bess; Anton Arensky: Concert Valse; Jean-Baptiste "Joseph" Arban: Variations on "Carnival of Venice," for trumpet; Variations ona Tyrolean Song; Variations ...
Performers: Markovich, Aleksandr; Nakariakov, Sergei [Trumpet]; Nakariakova, Vera

This boxed set of extraordinary trumpet/flugelhorn recordings by Sergei Nakariakov for Trumpet/Flugelhorn and piano is a true delight. Featuring the original album cover art for...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio Berlin....continue...

Songs by Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Duparc, Ravel, Debussy / Barry McDaniel, baritone

2 CD / Audite / 2012-03-27

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Winterabend, D 938; Herbst, D 945; Daß die hier gewesen, D. 775; Der Einsame, D 800; Fahrt zum Hades, D 526; Der Jüngling und der Tod, D 545; Sprache der Liebe ("Lass d...
Performers: Finke, Eberhard; Klust, Hertha; McDaniel, Barry; Reimann, Aribert; Zoeller, Karlheinz

The American baritone Barry McDaniel was one of the outstanding singers of the post-war era, enjoying a successful career as both opera singer and Lieder...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Edition: The Complete Decca Recordings

15 CD / Decca / 2012-03-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde, BWV 439; Bist du...
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Dobson, Michael; Gal, Hans; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Gilbert, Max; Greene, Eric; Gunter, Horst; Lush, Ernest; McCallum, David; Newmark, John; Parsons, Will...
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Jacques, Reginald; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Krauss, Clemens; Klemperer, Otto; Beinum, Eduard Van; Walter, Bruno

She was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A...continue...

Schumann: Dichterliebe; Frauenliebe und lebn / A Treasury of Great Interpretations

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-03-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
Performers: Lehmann, Lotte; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schiotz, Aksel; Ulanowsky, Paul

Music & Arts offers three different interpretations of two of Robert Schumann's song cycles. A treasury of great interpretations, indeed!...continue...

The Horn in Song

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-17

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Christoph W. Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Schwanengesang, D 957; Robert...
Performers: Bowermaster, Tod; Howsmon, James

Recording information: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Clonick Hall, Oberlin, O (02/10/2011-02/12/2011)....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Liszt & Schuman Lieder

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetti di Petrarca (3), song cycle for voice & piano (I & II), S. 270 (LW N12); Bist du!, S. 277; Du bist wie eine Blume, S 287; Ich liebe dich, song for voice & piano, S. 315 (LW N52);...
Performers: Nisula, Mika; Somero, Jouni

Mika Nisula is one of the most promising young Finnish tenors today. A competition winner of numerous Finnish competitions, he has performed in concerts and...continue...
Recording information: Kuusaa Hall in Kuusankoski, Finland (01/15/2011-01/18/2011)....continue...

Songs of Longing and Passion

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-01-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Alban Berg: Early Songs (7)
Performers: Daum, Susan; Norden, Gary

Der Wanderer: Songs by Schumann, Killmayer & Mahler / Christoph Prégardien, tenor

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Frühlingsfahrt ("Es zogen zwei rüst'ge Gesellen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 45/2; Waldszenen no 1 ("Eintritt"), for piano, Op. 82/1; In der Fremde ("Ich hör' die B&...
Conductors: Prégardien, Christoph
Ensemble: Ensemble Kontraste

Christoph Prégardien's newest CD features songs by Schumann, Killmayer, and Mahler, arranged for chamber ensemble by Marcus Reißenberger. Well-known works have a fresh glow, and...continue...
Recording information: Galaxy Studios, Mol (Belgium) (09/14/2010-09/18/2010)....continue...

When Words Fade: Night songs for piano duet / Greg Anderson, Elizabeth Roe, pianos

2 CD / Steinway & Sons / 2011-11-15

Works: Michael Jackson: Billie Jean; Antonio Vivaldi: Tieteberga and Giustino; Elizabeth Joy Roe: Papageno!, a short fantasy for 2 pianos (based on three arias from "The Magic Flute"); Carmen Fantasy, for 2...
Performers: Anderson, Greg; Roe, Elizabeth Joy

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo...continue...
Recording information: The Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase Coll (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Schumann: Frauenliebe un Leben; Brahms: Four Serious Songs / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (2) for Alto, Viola a...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno

Recording information: 1949-1950....continue...

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Portraits: Songs by Clara and Robert Schumann

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2011-09-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Lieder (6), Op. 33; Lied der Suleika, Op. 25 no 9; Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling I ("Mutter! Mutter! Glaube nicht!"), song for voice & piano (M; Lied de...
Performers: Breinl, Joseph; Persson, Miah

Women in love, in pain and in emotional turmoil - such is the subject matter of most of the songs that Swedish soprano Miah Persson...continue...
Recording information: Nybrokajen 11, Stockholm, Sweden (06/2010)....continue...

Schumann: Lieder; Violin Sonata No. 2; Kinderszenen arr. for Cello and Piano / Friedrich Grutzmacher

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25; Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Liederkreis, Op. 39; Frühlingsnacht ("Uberm Garten durch die Lüfte"), song for voice &...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Arranged for cello and piano by Friederich Grützmacher, this 2CD release performs Schumann like you've never experienced before. Francesco Dillon (cello) and Emanuele Torquati (piano)...continue...
Recording information: Studio Forzani, Milan (01/09/2010-01/12/2010)....continue...

Lebendige Vergangenheit: Giuseppe Borgatti

1 CD / Preiser / 2011-08-09

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Götterdämmerung; Parsifal; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; Robert Schumann: Lieder (6), Op. 33; My...
Performers: Baccaloni, Salvatore; Borgatti, Giuseppe; Fagoaga, Isidoro; Nessi, Giuseppe

Giuseppe Borgatti was Italy's first great Wagnerian tenor. His first Wagnerian opera was Lohengrin, when he appeared at the production in Milan in 1894. He...continue...

Schumann: Dichterliebe / Kevin Kyle, tenor; Carl Herring, guitar

1 CD / JCL Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Johann Kaspar Mertz: Schubert Lieder (6), for guitar
Performers: Herring, Carl [Guitar]; Kyle, Kevin

"Herring's arrangement of Dichterliebe for voice and guitar gives a whole new life to the work as an intimate, direct communication with the listener rather...continue...
Recording information: St. Nicholas' Church, Great Munden, Hertfordshire, UK (2007-10-11_2007-10-12&2008-)....continue...

The Art of Lied / Werner Gura, tenor, Christoph Berner, piano

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Im Gegenwärtigen Vergangenes, D 710; Die Nachthelle, D 892/Op. 134; Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, op. 48; Hugo Wolf: Fußreise; Er ists; Mörike ...
Performers: Berner, Christoph; Gura, Werner; Mayers, Philip; Schultsz, Jan

Very Best of Thomas Hampson

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Le lazzarone ("Au bord des flots d'Azure"), cabaret song for voice & piano (Péchés de vieillesse, bo; Péchés de vieillesse, Volume ...
Performers: Airizer, Csaba; Alagna, Roberto; Alpher, David; Barrard, Marc; Domingo, Placido; Guzelimian, Armen; Hampson, Thomas; Knowles, Greg; Mahe, Martine; Mason, Molly; Parloff, Michael; Parsons, Geoffrey; R...
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Plasson, Michel; Kohn, Eugene; Almeida, Antonio de; Pappano, Antonio; Armstrong, Richard; Davis, Andrew; Luisi, Fabio; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Welser-Möst, Franz

Massif Trio plays Schumann, Schubert & Strauss

1 CD / Azica / 2011-07-26

Works: Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle ("Leise, rieseln der Quell"), song for voice & piano, D. 300; Das Grab I ("Das Grab ist tief und stille"), song ...
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Ensemble: Massif Trio

The Massif Trio is a refined group of phenomenal musicians that stand out as individuals and as an ensemble. Formed out of a passion for...continue...
Recording information: Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art....continue...

Schumann: Dichterliebe; Schubert: Songs / Daniel Behle, tenor, Andy Miles, clarinet

1 CD / Capriccio / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Heidenröslein ("Sah ein Knab..."), song for voice & piano, D. 257 (Op. 3/3); Die Forelle ("In einem Bächlein helle"), song for voice & piano, D. 550 (Op...
Performers: Behle, Daniel; Bjelland, Sveinung; Miles, Andy
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Ensemble: RIAS Chamber Choir

After the critically acclaimed recording of the "Fair Maid of Erin" comes Daniel Behle's latest release, "Dichterliebe" which features selections by Schubert. This German tenor...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Teldex Studio (06/2010)....continue...

The Very Best of Janet Baker

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; On Wings of Song; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and ...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Hugh, Timothy; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Previn, Andre...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy Of St Martin In The Fields; Choir Of King's College, Cambridge; English Chamber Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Lunacy: Songs of Madness and the Moon: Dowland, Purcell, Howells, Burgon / Lawrence Zazzo, countertenor; Shizuko Noiri, lute

1 CD / Evil Penguin Records / 2011-07-12

Works: Herbert Howells: Full Moon; Henry Purcell: Don Quixote, Z 578; I'll sail upon the Dog Star; Thomas Campion: The sypres curten of the night is spread; Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata for lute ...
Performers: Noiri, Shizuko; Zazzo, Lawrence

On his first Evil Penguin recording, Lawrence Zazzo explores the intimacy of the lute song in a remarkable program focusing on madness and midnight....continue...
Recording information: St. Martin's Church, Tourinnes-la Grosse, Belgium (07/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Myrthen, Sechs Gedichte Und Requiem / Brown, Bauer, Hielscher

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-06-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Gedichte (7), Op. 90
Performers: Bauer, Thomas E.; Hielscher, Uta

This sixth disc in the Naxos series of the complete Schumann Lieder features the 26 songs of Myrthen (Myrtles), which date from February of 1840....continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany (11/17/2008-11/20/2008)....continue...

Peter Schreier: Songs and Arias

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Peter Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder (Christmas Carols), Op. 8; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248; Matthäuspassion (St. Matthew Passion), BWV 244; Cantata no ...
Performers: Adam, Karl-Dietfried; Dermoy, Claude; Merker, Karl-Ernst; Olbertz, Walter; Ragossnig, Konrad; Schreier, Peter; Shetler, Norman; Vogel, Siegfried; Wustmann, Erika
Conductors: Flämig, Martin; Koch, Helmut; Suitner, Otmar; Kurz, Siegfried; Klee, Bernhard; Mauersberger, Erhard; Mauersberger, Rudolf; Sanderling, Kurt; Hanell, Robert; Kegel, Herbert; Schreier, Peter

Whether as tenor or as lieder singer, Peter Schreier sets standards across the genres. This compilation takes a good hour to review the many facets...continue...

Carl Loewe: Lieder

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Carl Loewe: Herr Oluf (Lord Oluf), for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Gesammelte Lieder, Op. 9, Vol. 1; Der Pilgrim vor St. Just, Op. 99/3; Die Uhr, for voice & piano, Op. 123/3; Hinkende Jamben, for voice ...
Performers: Eijsackers, Hans; Neven, Henk

Baritone Henk Neven is a major new vocal talent. He studied with Maarten Koningsberger and Margreet Honig at the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he graduated...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (11/22/2010-11/25/2010)....continue...

Schumann: An den Mond; Lieder / Gotthold Schwarz, bass

1 CD / Querstand / 2011-05-10

Works: Carl Friedrich Zelter: Der König in Thule, for male chorus; Wandrers Nachtlied; Franz Schubert: Der Fischer, D 225/Op. 5 no 3; Erster Verlust, D 226/Op. 5 no 4; Meerestille, D 216/Op. 3 no 2; Gr...
Performers: Schönheit, Michael; Schwarz, Gotthold

Recording information: Bismarck-Saal, Köln (04/2010); Bismarck-Saal, Köln (06/2010); Bismarck-Saal, Köln (10/2010)....continue...

Peter Anders sings Arias & Lieder

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-04-26

Works: Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Bedrich Smetana: Die verkaufte Braut; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Otello; Wilhelm Kienzl: Der Evangel...
Performers: Anders, Peter; Giesen, Hubert; Jurinac, Sena; Mende, Heinz; Tüscher, Nata
Conductors: Ackermann, Otto; Burkhardt, Paul

Connoisseurs of the vocal arts will cherish these previously unreleased recordings from the great German heldentenor, Peter Anders. Anders studied at the Berlin Music Academy...continue...