Schubert - Auf dem Strom, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Partsongs & Lieder | Australian Eloquence ELQ4802157

Schubert - Auf dem Strom, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Partsongs & Lieder

Label: Australian Eloquence

Cat No: ELQ4802157

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 16th July 2012

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Two distinguished soloists – soprano Suzanne Danco and tenor Robert Tear – contribute to this disc of Schubert songs. Both of the composer’s ‘obbligato’ songs (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen and Auf dem Strom) are included, as are five of Schubert’s most popular Lieder in recordings by Danco previously unreleased on CD.

But at the centre of this recital is a selection of Schubert’s Partsongs. Their origins lie in the vital demand for this kind of music in the context of the social life of Vienna during the composer’s lifetime. The male-voice quartet was a staple feature in the city’s concert halls, but even more so in the homes of the cultured middle-classes. Much of Schubert’s writing for this medium is in an ‘unbuttoned’ mood, providing material for friendly gatherings. Even so, we find among these partsongs for men’s or mixed voices, many which carry the unmistakable stamp of his genius – the gorgeous Ständchen, or the tranquil, other-worldly Nachthelle.

‘This disc most delightfully extends the small number of Schubert's part-songs that has been recorded and these beautifully sung performances, very well recorded, capture the intimate spirit of music written primarily for friendly gatherings […] Robert Tear sings his part with lovely tone […] A contralto solo part woven into Ständchen is beautifully sung by Helen Watts […] this lovely disc gave me intense pleasure’  - Gramophone [Partsongs]

Der Hirt auf dem Felsen is marvellously clean and instrumental in execution’  - Gramophone

Contents:
- Gebet, D815               
- Nachthelle, D892
- Gott in der Natur, D757                   
- Jünglingswonne, D983                   
- Ständchen, D920                   
- Gondelfahrer, D809                   
- Gott meine Zuversicht, D706 (Psalm 23)               
- Gott in Ungewitter, D985                   
- Chor der Engel ‘Christ ist erstanden’, D440
Elizabethan Singers / Louis Halsey
Viola Tunnard (piano)

- Auf dem Strom, D943               
Robert Tear (tenor), Neill Sanders (horn), Lamar Crowson (piano)

- Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965                   
- Die Forelle, D550                   
- Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118                   
- Der Musensohn, D764                     
- Du bist die Ruh, D776
Suzanne Danco (soprano), Gervase de Peyer (clarinet), Guido Agosti (piano)

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