Schubert’s Wanderer’s Tale – Die schöne Müllerin

UPC: PR 3128

Product Details: 

• Label: Preiser Records – PR 3128
• Format: Vinyl, LP
• Country: Austria
• Recorded: 1943 (Reichssender Berlin production)
• Genre: Classical / Lieder

Product Features

• Complete performance of Franz Schubert’s seminal song cycle Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25 (D 795), settings of Wilhelm Müller’s poetry.
• Tenor Julius Patzak and pianist Michael Raucheisen in a landmark 1943 Reichssender Berlin studio recording.
• All twenty movements—from the buoyant “Das Wandern” to the poignant “Des Baches Wiegenlied.”
• Issued by Preiser Records with monaural fidelity characteristic of the period, restored from original tapes.
• Historic document capturing wartime artistry under challenging studio conditions.

Overview

Die schöne Müllerin chronicles a young miller’s journey, his blossoming love for the miller’s daughter, and the tragic denouement at the brook’s edge. Schubert’s music—fresh, lyrical, yet charged with undercurrents of obsession—finds ideal interpreters in Julius Patzak’s bright, agile tenor and Michael Raucheisen’s sensitive accompaniment. This 1943 Reichssender Berlin production preserves their nuanced phrasing and dynamic contrasts, offering listeners an intimate glimpse into Schubertian performance practice under the shadow of World War II.

Track Listing

1. Das Wandern
2. Wohin?
3. Halt!
4. Danksagung an den Bach
5. Am Feierabend
6. Der Neugierige
7. Ungeduld
8. Morgengruss
9. Des Müllers Blumen
10. Tränenregen
11. Mein!
12. Pause
13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
14. Der Jäger
15. Eifersucht und Stolz
16. Die liebe Farbe
17. Die böse Farbe
18. Trockne Blumen
19. Der Müller und der Bach
20. Des Baches Wiegenlied

Key Credits

Composer: Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Poet: Wilhelm Müller (1794–1827) Tenor: Julius Patzak Piano: Michael Raucheisen Recording Producer: Reichssender Berlin Label: Preiser Records

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