Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.. (Winston Churchill)
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.. (Winston Churchill)
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The Music This is the first of two albums of Schubert’s Lieder composed for piano and voice. Schubert composed the music to the work of such classical poets including, Goethe, Collins and Shakespeare. Each Lied tells a story of its own. The lyrics are sung in German but a translation is included in the cover.
I won't give a track by track listing of the CD as this is easily available but will mention some of my personal favourites.
1. Lieder: Die Forelle: The Trout (Schubert) A playful a cheerful tale of a trout's journey through a stream. Most people will know and love Schubert's piano quintet also entitled The Trout. 5. Lieder: Heidenröslein: Wild Rose (Goethe) A serious ode to the beauty of the wild rose. 6. Lieder: Wandrers Nachtlied II: Wanderers Night song (Goethe) A tranquil tale of a man wandering through the deserted and quiet night. 10. Lieder: Nacht und Träume: Night and dreams (Collin) A peaceful, pensive piece sung slowly with sustained notes. 11. Lieder: Der Zwerg: The Dwarf (Collin) A grotesque and sad tale about a dwarf. 12. Lieder: An die Musik: To the music (Schober) A soft lyrical song written in tribute to music. 13. Lieder: Du bist die Ruh: You are Peace (Rückert) A slow love ode to an ideal love. 14. Lieder: Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 (Leopold) 15. Lieder: An Silvia: To Sylvia (Shakespeare/Bauernfeld) An idyllic love ballad. 22. Lieder: Erlkönig: The Earl King (Goethe) Probable the most famous of all Schuberts Lieder. An eerie story about a father carrying his son on horseback through a forest to ward off the evil spirit, The Earlking. When he arrives at his destination, the child is dead. The music paints a realistic scene with howling winds and anxiety. Pounding piano accompaniment symbolises the horse’s hooves.
The Composer Franz Peter Schubert was born in Vienna on 31st January 1797 in Vienna. (During a rainy day in Vienna last year, I actually visited the home and birthplace of Schubert). In 1815, Schubert became a schoolmaster. In that year alone, he composed 150 songs including the Earl King. A prolific composer Schubert was at ease writing in many different forms including symphonies, string and piano quartets and of course Lieder.
The Performers Ian Bostridge is a Tenor. He did not originally intend to become a singer instead studying philosophy and history at Cambridge University. He made his first public appearance at the Wigmore Hall in London. In 1995, he signed an exclusive record deal with EMI.
Julius Drake was born in London. He has accompanied Ian Bostridge on the piano during several tours as well as the two Lieder albums. The Label Emi Classics
The Cover A brooding photograph of Bostridge with simple pink pastel squares .holding the written information
Lovely to see intelligent reviews like this. Have you heard Schubert's Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen (I hope I've spelt it correctly)? It's probably the most beautiful and perfect piece of music I know, despite its unweildy title. Liszt arranged it for piano as he did many of Schubert's songs. Your review has tempted me to pull out some of my lieder discs. Thanks...Les
LR_17 08.05.2004 13:30
A great read for me! Big fan of most classical piano music especially piano works! Leila :)
missarty 07.05.2004 18:52
Not really my kind of music, good op though! Missarty :P
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