Beethoven: Sämtliche Lieder – Complete Songs (3-CD Set)

UPC: 845221051406

Overview

Immerse yourself in Ludwig van Beethoven’s entire song output—24 Lieder, 32 WoO songs, and two song cycles—performed by baritone Hermann Prey, soprano Pamela Coburn, the Heinrich-Schütz-Kreis Berlin chorus under Wolfgang Matkowitz, and pianist Leonard Hokanson. This 2012 Capriccio reissue brings together An die ferne Geliebte (Op. 98), Adelaide (Op. 46), An die Hoffnung (Op. 32 & 94), plus all his published Lieder (Opp. 48, 52, 75, 82, 83) and the lesser-known WoO songs in pristine digital stereo.

Product Features

• Product Type: 3 × Audio CD (Box set)
• Format & Packaging: Digital recording (DDD); 36-page booklet with German texts, English translations, and contextual essays
• Disc Count: 3 CDs; total runtime approx. 2 hrs 45 min
• Language: German; English translations in booklet
• Label: Capriccio (Catalog C 5140) in co-production with RIAS Berlin
• Release Date: 2012 (recorded 1991)
• Country of Origin: Germany (Made in Austria)
• Genre: Classical / Lieder

Track Listing

CD 1

• An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (6 songs)
• 8 Lieder, Op. 52 (incl. “Urians Reise um die Welt”)
• 6 Lieder nach C. F. Gellert, Op. 48
• 6 Lieder, Op. 75 (incl. “Mignons Lied”)
• 5 Lieder, Op. 82 (duet “Lebensgenuss”)

CD 2

• Adelaide, Op. 46
• An die Hoffnung, Op. 37
• 3 Lieder, Op. 83 (incl. “Wonne der Wehmut”)
• Assorted WoO songs: Op. 88, 94, 99–100, 105–107, 108–109, 110–111, 112–113, 114–115, 116–120

CD 3

• WoO 121–150: “Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger,” “Der Jüngling in der Fremde,” “An die Geliebte,” “Der Gesang der Nachtigall,” “Sehnsucht,” “Der Bardengeist,” “Des Kriegers Abschied,” “Ruf vom Berge,” “Abendlied” and more (29 songs)

(For a complete, track-by-track listing, please refer to the booklet.)

Publishers and Artists

• Baritone: Hermann Prey 
• Soprano: Pamela Coburn 
• Chorus: Heinrich-Schütz-Kreis Berlin (Chorus Master: Wolfgang Matkowitz) 
• Piano: Leonard Hokanson 
• Label & Co-Production: Capriccio / RIAS Berlin 
• Recording: 1991; Capriccio digital remaster 2012 
• Booklet Notes: Essays on Beethoven’s song cycles and lyric style

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