Matthias Goerne - Schubert: Schwanengesang & Piano Sonata D.960 Harmonia Mundi 2-CD

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• UPC: 3149020934807
• Product Type: Music CD
• Brand Name: Harmonia Mundi
• MPN: HMM 932139.40
• Genre: Classical
• Style: Romantic / Lieder / Piano Solo
• Artists: Matthias Goerne (Baritone), Christoph Eschenbach (Piano)
• Composer: Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
• Release Year: 2012 (Reissued 2018)

Product Features

• Format: 2-CD Set (Jewel Case)
• Series: Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition (Volume 6)
• Total Timing: 1h 50'40
• Included Material: Booklet with texts in French, English, and German
• Label: Harmonia Mundi Musique s.a.s.

Overview

This landmark recording is the sixth volume of the critically acclaimed Matthias Goerne Schubert Edition. The set pairs Schubert’s final collection of songs, Schwanengesang (Swan Song), D.957, with his monumental final piano work, the Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D.960.

Matthias Goerne, widely considered one of the most gifted exponents of the Lieder repertoire, delivers an interpretation that lives each song "from the inside." He is joined by his long-time favorite partner, the legendary Christoph Eschenbach, whose expert fingers reveal unexplored resonances in both the vocal accompaniments and the solo sonata. CD 2 serves as a "bonus" disc, offering a profound performance of the D.960 sonata, completing this exploration of Schubert's final creative year with poetic and musical intimacy.

Interesting Facts

• The "Swan Song": Unlike Winterreise, Schwanengesang was not compiled as a cycle by Schubert himself. It was published posthumously by Tobias Haslinger, who grouped Schubert's last 14 song settings together under this evocative title.
• A Spiritual Connection: Matthias Goerne and Christoph Eschenbach have a partnership spanning decades. Eschenbach’s approach to the piano is often described as "orchestral," providing a rich, symphonic backdrop to Goerne’s dark, velvety baritone.
• Schubert's Last Year: Both works on this CD were composed in 1828, the year of Schubert's death. The Sonata D.960 is often viewed as a meditative bridge between the earthly and the eternal.
• The Harmonia Mundi Edition: This series is noted for its high production values and scholarly booklets, aimed at providing a definitive recorded library of Schubert’s vocal works.

Track Listing

CD 1: Schwanengesang, D.957 (and Herbst D.945)

1. Liebesbotschaft
2. Kriegers Ahnen
3. Frühlingssehnsucht
4. Ständchen
5. Aufenthalt
6. Herbst, D.945
7. In der Ferne
8. Abschied
9. Der Atlas
10. Ihr Bild
11. Das Fischermädchen
12. Die Stadt
13. Am Meer
14. Der Doppelgänger
15. Die Taubenpost

CD 2: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D.960

1. I. Molto moderato
2. II. Andante sostenuto
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
4. IV. Allegro, ma non troppo

Publishers

• Phonographic Copyright: ℗ 2012 Harmonia Mundi.
• Copyright: © 2018 Harmonia Mundi.
• Production: Made in the EU.
• Studio Location: Médiapôle Saint-Césaire, Arles.

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