Wolfgang Holzmair: The Philips Recitals | Australian Eloquence ELQ4844474

Wolfgang Holzmair: The Philips Recitals

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Label: Australian Eloquence

Cat No: ELQ4844474

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 13

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 8th April 2022

Contents

Works

Anthiome, Eugene

Melodies (2)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Adelaide, op.46
An die ferne Geliebte, op.98
Irish Songs (12), WoO154
» no.1 The Elfin Fairies
» no.4 The Pulse of an Irishman
» no.5 O who, my dear Dermot
Irish Songs (20), WoO153
» no.9 The kiss, dear maid, thy lip has left
» no.11 When far from the home
Irish Songs (25), WoO152
» no.1 The return to Ulster
» no.5 On the Massacre of Glencoe
» no.10 The Deserter
» no.21 Morning a cruel turmoiler is
Scottish Songs (25), op.108
» no.2 Sunset
» no.3 Oh! Sweet were the hours
» no.5 The Sweetest Lad was Jamie
» no.13 Come fill, fill, my good fellow!
» no.20 Faithfu' Johnie
» no.24 Again My Lyre
Welsh Songs (26), WoO155
» no.12 Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay
» no.15 When mortals all to rest retire
» no.21 Cupid's kindness
» no.25 The parting kiss
» no.26 Good Night

Berlioz, Hector

Les Nuits d'ete, op.7
» no.1 Villanelle
» no.4 Absence
» no.6 L'Ile inconnue

Brahms, Johannes

Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), op.45

Chausson, Ernest

Melodies (7), op.2
» no.3 Les Papillons
» no.5 Serenade italienne
» no.7 Le Colibri

Debussy, Claude

Chansons (3) de France
Romances (2), L79

Duparc, Henri

Extase
L'Invitation au voyage
La Vie anterieure
Lamento
Le Manoir de Rosamonde
Melodies (5), op.2
» no.1 Soupir
» no.4 Chanson triste
Phidyle

Eisler, Hanns

Hollywood Songbook

Faure, Gabriel

L'Horizon chimerique, op.118
La Bonne Chanson, op.61
Melodies de Venise (5), op.58
» II En sourdine
Mirages, op.113
Poeme d'un jour, op.21
Shylock, op.57
» I Chanson
» III Madrigal
Songs (2), op.83
» no.1 Prison
Songs (3), op.23
» no.1 Les berceaux

Franz, Robert

Gesange (12), op.1
» no.9 Jagdlied
Gesange (12), op.5
» no.7 Gute Nacht

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Content, Hob.XXVIa:36
Die zu spate Ankunft der Mutter, Hob.XXVIa:12
Fidelity, Hob.XXVIa:30
Gegenliebe, Hob.XXVI:16
Lob der Faulheit, Hob.XXVIa:22
O Tuneful Voice, Hob.XXVIa:42
Piercing Eyes, Hob.XXVIa:35
Sailor's Song, Hob.XXVIa:31
She never told her love, Hob.XXVIa:34
Sympathy, Hob.XXVIa:33
The Spirit's Song, Hob.XXVIa:41
Trost unglucklicher Liebe, Hob.XXVIa:9

Ibert, Jacques

Chansons (4) de Don Quichotte
» no.2 Chanson a Dulcinee
» no.4 Chanson de la mort de Don Quichotte

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

Einfache Lieder (6), op.9
» no.2 Nachtwanderer

Krenek, Ernst

Fiedellieder aus dem 'Liederbuch dreier Freunde', op.64
Reisebuch aus den osterreichischen Alpen, op.62

Mendelssohn, Felix

Lieder (2), WoO17
Lieder (6), op.57
» no.6 Wanderlied
Lieder (6), op.71
» no.6 Nachtlied

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

An Chloe, K524
Das Traumbild, K530
Das Veilchen, K476
Die betrogne Welt, K474
Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schopfer ehrt, K619

Pfitzner, Hans

Lieder (3), op.10
» no.3 Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
Lieder (5), op.7
» no.4 Lockung
Lieder (5) on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, op.9
» no.3 Im Herbst

Ravel, Maurice

Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Melodies populaires grecques (5)

Reimann, Aribert

Nachtstuck

Schoeck, Othmar

Lieder nach Gedichten von Uhland und Eichendorff (14), op.20
» no.14 Nachruf

Schubert, Franz

Die schone Mullerin, D795
Schwanengesang, D957
Winterreise, op.89, D911

Schumann, Clara

Lieder (3), op.12
» no.2 Liebst du um Schonheit
Lieder (6), op.13
» no.2 Sie liebten sich beide
» no.3 Liebeszauber
» no.6 Die stille Lotosblume
Lieder (6), op.23
» no.2 An einem lichten Morgen
» no.3 Geheimes Flustern
» no.6 O Lust, o Lust

Schumann, Robert

Dichterliebe, op.48
Gedichte (12) aus 'Liebesfruhling', op.37
» no.1 Der Himmel hat eine Trane geweint
» no.5 Ich hab' in mich gesogen
» no.9 Rose, Meer und Sonne
Gedichte (12) von Justinus Kerner, op.35
Gesange (4), op.142
» no.2 Lehn deine Wang
» no.4 Mein Wagen rollet langsam
Liederkreis, op.24
Liederkreis, op.39
Myrthen, op.25
» no.1 Widmung
» no.2 Freisinn
» no.3 Der Nussbaum
» no.5 Sitz ich allein
» no.6 Setze mir nicht, du Grobain
» no.7 Die Lotosblume
» no.17 Venetianisches Lied I
» no.18 Venetianisches Lied II
» no.21 Was will die einsame Trane
» no.24 Du bist wie eine Blume
» no.25 Aus den ostlichen Rosen
» no.26 Zum Schluss
Romanzen und Balladen vol.3 (3), op.53
» no.3 Der arme Peter
Romanzen und Balladen vol.4, op.64
» no.3 Tragodie

Wolf, Hugo

Eichendorff-Lieder (20)
» no.2 Der Musikant
» no.3 Verschwiegene Liebe
» no.4 Das Standchen
» no.11 Lieber alles
» no.12 Heimweh
» no.14 Der verzweifelte Liebhaber
» no.16 Liebesgluck
» no.17 Seemanns Abschied
» no.19 Die Nacht

Zemlinsky, Alexander von

Lieder (13), op.2
» no.7 Vor der Stadt

Artists

Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone)
Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano)
Imogen Cooper (piano)
Gerard Wyss (piano)
Peter Stamm (piano)
Maria Belooussova (piano)
Trio Fontenay
Sans Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony

Conductor

Herbert Blomstedt

Works

Anthiome, Eugene

Melodies (2)

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Adelaide, op.46
An die ferne Geliebte, op.98
Irish Songs (12), WoO154
» no.1 The Elfin Fairies
» no.4 The Pulse of an Irishman
» no.5 O who, my dear Dermot
Irish Songs (20), WoO153
» no.9 The kiss, dear maid, thy lip has left
» no.11 When far from the home
Irish Songs (25), WoO152
» no.1 The return to Ulster
» no.5 On the Massacre of Glencoe
» no.10 The Deserter
» no.21 Morning a cruel turmoiler is
Scottish Songs (25), op.108
» no.2 Sunset
» no.3 Oh! Sweet were the hours
» no.5 The Sweetest Lad was Jamie
» no.13 Come fill, fill, my good fellow!
» no.20 Faithfu' Johnie
» no.24 Again My Lyre
Welsh Songs (26), WoO155
» no.12 Waken, Lords and Ladies Gay
» no.15 When mortals all to rest retire
» no.21 Cupid's kindness
» no.25 The parting kiss
» no.26 Good Night

Berlioz, Hector

Les Nuits d'ete, op.7
» no.1 Villanelle
» no.4 Absence
» no.6 L'Ile inconnue

Brahms, Johannes

Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem), op.45

Chausson, Ernest

Melodies (7), op.2
» no.3 Les Papillons
» no.5 Serenade italienne
» no.7 Le Colibri

Debussy, Claude

Chansons (3) de France
Romances (2), L79

Duparc, Henri

Extase
L'Invitation au voyage
La Vie anterieure
Lamento
Le Manoir de Rosamonde
Melodies (5), op.2
» no.1 Soupir
» no.4 Chanson triste
Phidyle

Eisler, Hanns

Hollywood Songbook

Faure, Gabriel

L'Horizon chimerique, op.118
La Bonne Chanson, op.61
Melodies de Venise (5), op.58
» II En sourdine
Mirages, op.113
Poeme d'un jour, op.21
Shylock, op.57
» I Chanson
» III Madrigal
Songs (2), op.83
» no.1 Prison
Songs (3), op.23
» no.1 Les berceaux

Franz, Robert

Gesange (12), op.1
» no.9 Jagdlied
Gesange (12), op.5
» no.7 Gute Nacht

Haydn, Franz Joseph

Content, Hob.XXVIa:36
Die zu spate Ankunft der Mutter, Hob.XXVIa:12
Fidelity, Hob.XXVIa:30
Gegenliebe, Hob.XXVI:16
Lob der Faulheit, Hob.XXVIa:22
O Tuneful Voice, Hob.XXVIa:42
Piercing Eyes, Hob.XXVIa:35
Sailor's Song, Hob.XXVIa:31
She never told her love, Hob.XXVIa:34
Sympathy, Hob.XXVIa:33
The Spirit's Song, Hob.XXVIa:41
Trost unglucklicher Liebe, Hob.XXVIa:9

Ibert, Jacques

Chansons (4) de Don Quichotte
» no.2 Chanson a Dulcinee
» no.4 Chanson de la mort de Don Quichotte

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

Einfache Lieder (6), op.9
» no.2 Nachtwanderer

Krenek, Ernst

Fiedellieder aus dem 'Liederbuch dreier Freunde', op.64
Reisebuch aus den osterreichischen Alpen, op.62

Mendelssohn, Felix

Lieder (2), WoO17
Lieder (6), op.57
» no.6 Wanderlied
Lieder (6), op.71
» no.6 Nachtlied

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

An Chloe, K524
Das Traumbild, K530
Das Veilchen, K476
Die betrogne Welt, K474
Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schopfer ehrt, K619

Pfitzner, Hans

Lieder (3), op.10
» no.3 Zum Abschied meiner Tochter
Lieder (5), op.7
» no.4 Lockung
Lieder (5) on poems by Joseph von Eichendorff, op.9
» no.3 Im Herbst

Ravel, Maurice

Don Quichotte a Dulcinee
Melodies populaires grecques (5)

Reimann, Aribert

Nachtstuck

Schoeck, Othmar

Lieder nach Gedichten von Uhland und Eichendorff (14), op.20
» no.14 Nachruf

Schubert, Franz

Die schone Mullerin, D795
Schwanengesang, D957
Winterreise, op.89, D911

Schumann, Clara

Lieder (3), op.12
» no.2 Liebst du um Schonheit
Lieder (6), op.13
» no.2 Sie liebten sich beide
» no.3 Liebeszauber
» no.6 Die stille Lotosblume
Lieder (6), op.23
» no.2 An einem lichten Morgen
» no.3 Geheimes Flustern
» no.6 O Lust, o Lust

Schumann, Robert

Dichterliebe, op.48
Gedichte (12) aus 'Liebesfruhling', op.37
» no.1 Der Himmel hat eine Trane geweint
» no.5 Ich hab' in mich gesogen
» no.9 Rose, Meer und Sonne
Gedichte (12) von Justinus Kerner, op.35
Gesange (4), op.142
» no.2 Lehn deine Wang
» no.4 Mein Wagen rollet langsam
Liederkreis, op.24
Liederkreis, op.39
Myrthen, op.25
» no.1 Widmung
» no.2 Freisinn
» no.3 Der Nussbaum
» no.5 Sitz ich allein
» no.6 Setze mir nicht, du Grobain
» no.7 Die Lotosblume
» no.17 Venetianisches Lied I
» no.18 Venetianisches Lied II
» no.21 Was will die einsame Trane
» no.24 Du bist wie eine Blume
» no.25 Aus den ostlichen Rosen
» no.26 Zum Schluss
Romanzen und Balladen vol.3 (3), op.53
» no.3 Der arme Peter
Romanzen und Balladen vol.4, op.64
» no.3 Tragodie

Wolf, Hugo

Eichendorff-Lieder (20)
» no.2 Der Musikant
» no.3 Verschwiegene Liebe
» no.4 Das Standchen
» no.11 Lieber alles
» no.12 Heimweh
» no.14 Der verzweifelte Liebhaber
» no.16 Liebesgluck
» no.17 Seemanns Abschied
» no.19 Die Nacht

Zemlinsky, Alexander von

Lieder (13), op.2
» no.7 Vor der Stadt

Artists

Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone)
Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano)
Imogen Cooper (piano)
Gerard Wyss (piano)
Peter Stamm (piano)
Maria Belooussova (piano)
Trio Fontenay
Sans Francisco Symphony Chorus
San Francisco Symphony

Conductor

Herbert Blomstedt

About

From Haydn to Eisler: the collected Philips recordings of Wolfgang Holzmair, a supreme art-song interpreter, including many long-deleted albums.

Wolfgang Holzmair has long been recognised as one of today’s most accomplished and intelligent Lieder singers. He brings a refinement and subtlety to his performances worthy of the great German Lieder baritones, but it is the silky elegance of his voice that has always seduced listeners and critics: the golden, tenorial top as well as his rich, soulful lower register. In celebration of his 70th birthday, this set brings together his complete Philips recitals for the first time, as well as his 1995 recording for Koch of the Hollywood Songbook by Hanns Eisler. The box is ordered by musical chronology, beginning with the folksong-like simplicity of Haydn’s solo-vocal idiom, a quartet of exquisite Mozart Lieder and the Beethoven cycle – An die ferne Geliebte – that became the keystone for the Romantic artsong tradition.

Here and in the major cycles by Schubert and Schumann, Holzmair is partnered by Imogen Cooper, whose sensitivity to every turn of phrase and harmony places her in the pantheon of great Lieder pianists. Their partnership ranged beyond the acknowledged masterpieces of the tradition to include an imaginative recital of Eichendorff settings by Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Aribert Reimann, as well as a selection of Lieder by both Robert and Clara Schumann, including two songs – Rose, Meer und Sonne and Aus den Ostlichen Rosen – which were not included on the original Philips album.

For his Philips albums of repertoire outside the central Austro-German Romantic tradition, Holzmair found sympathetic partners in Gérard Wyss and Maria Beloussova. These include two French albums and a pair of retrospectively tinted cycles by Ernst Krenek. In all cases, critics cherished Holzmair’s conversational confidence of phrasing, and a poetic understanding capable of creating mounting subtle effects that can unify the disparate elements of a song cycle around a subtle evolution of mood.

This original covers set concludes with the German Requiem of Brahms, recorded in San Francisco with Herbert Blomstedt and widely praised as among the most lyrically affecting of modern versions. The booklet includes an appreciation of Holzmair’s art by James Jolly and a memoir of their working partnership by Imogen Cooper.

“It’s the beauty of the voice itself that first grips the listener: a light baritone of moderate size and range, used with great skill and refinement. Within a relatively limited dynamic scale he displays a sensitive pointing of words and abundant coloristic variety.” – Stereo Review, September 1995 (Schwanengesang)

“His Dichterliebe strikes me as among the best ever recorded. Clearly Holzmair has a special affinity for Schumann. The very sound of his voice, his lightness of vocal touch, and what is clearly a deeply felt collaboration with Imogen Cooper all make for music-making of a surpassing naturalness, with not a wrong step along the way.” – Fanfare, January 1996 (Schumann)

“This exquisite recording of the principal song cycles of Robert Schumann, based upon poems of Heinrich Heine, is among [Holzmair’s] best to date … captured with intimacy and warmth by the Philips engineers.” – Stereo Review, January 1996

“Holzmair’s tone has a tenor-like lightness and he favours an undemonstrative manner … yet he seems to lose nothing of the chilling, numb bleakness of either music or text, and lmogen Cooper shows probing psychological acuity in her handling of the piano part … Highly recommended.” – Irish Times, June 1996 (Winterreise)

“A most beautiful legato … The beauty of Holzmair’s singing is in a different category altogether … The work of the Trio Fontenay is a delight in itself.” – Gramophone, August 1998 (Beethoven)

“A program that is not only coherent but imaginative … Beethoven’s invention of the song cycle remains a masterpiece, with Holzmair doing it justice in his own way. Cooper is once again the ideal partner.” – Fanfare, September 2000 (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven)

“As ever, [Holzmair and Cooper] unified in musical thought, bring alert minds and alert musicality to everything from the relatively simple manner of Mendelssohn … to the etiolated yet complex world of Reimann … Clear, keenly balanced recording.” – Gramophone, February 2003 (Eichendorff Lieder)

“The program is traversed with great vocal skill and incisive word painting by Holzmair, and all the requisite keyboard colors and dramatic shifts are illuminated by Imogen Cooper … A winner on all counts.” – Fanfare, July 2003 (Eichendorff Lieder)

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