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A Poet's Love

$21.99

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Composer
Josephine Lang, Carl Loewe, Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Robert Schumann, Heloise We
Artist
Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 22, 2026
Catalog #
BIS-2704
UPC
7318599927046

About

British mezzo-soprano and BBC New Generation Artist Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch present their take on Robert Schumann's famous song cycle Dichterliebe (A Poet's Love), based on poems by early 19th-century German poet Heinrich Heine. The sixteen songs express the birth of love, wonder, fragility in the face of love, emotions and nuances, wounds, sorrow, nostalgia, dreams, tears, betrayal, pain, consolation, and death. The music conveys all the misfortunes that the poet had to face, as if a mirror image existed between the poet and Schumann. This release also features other songs based on texts by Heine, demonstrating the German poet's popularity with Austro-German composers of the early nineteenth century. Songs by Carl Loewe, Josephine Lang, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, and Felix Mendelssohn complete this exploration of Heine's poetry. In addition to Schumann's cycle, the other highlight of this recital is the first recording of a work commissioned by Helen Charlston from composer (and singer) Héloïse Werner: Knight's Dream, also based on a text by Heine, and conceived as a companion piece for Dichterliebe. Imaginative and daring, this new work is both a tribute and a playful dialogue with Schumann and Heine, bringing the past and present together in a lyrical conversation.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 6 Nachtgesange, Heft 1, Op. 9: No. 1. Die Lotosblume 02:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Nachtgesange, Heft 1, Op. 9: No. 1. Die Lotosblume
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Carl Loewe
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  2. 2 Disteln und Dornen, Op. 33: No. 6. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden 01:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Disteln und Dornen, Op. 33: No. 6. Wenn zwei von einander scheiden
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Josephine Lang
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  3. 3 6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 1. Schwanenlied 02:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 1. Schwanenlied
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  4. 4 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 7. Die Lotosblume 01:50
    Track
    4
    Title
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 7. Die Lotosblume
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  5. 5 Fichtenbaum und Palme (Fir Tree and Palm) 03:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fichtenbaum und Palme (Fir Tree and Palm)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  6. 6 6 Gesänge, Op. 34: No. 6. Reiselied, MWV K90 02:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    6 Gesänge, Op. 34: No. 6. Reiselied, MWV K90
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  7. 7 I. Es war mal ein Ritter 03:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Es war mal ein Ritter
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Héloïse Werner
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  8. 8 II. Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein 01:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Da kommt seine Liebste geschlichen herein
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Héloïse Werner
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  9. 9 III. Der Ritter 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Der Ritter
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Héloïse Werner
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  10. 10 IV. Der Ritter sitzt wieder 02:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Der Ritter sitzt wieder
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Héloïse Werner
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  11. 11 V. Postlude 03:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Postlude
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Héloïse Werner
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  12. 12 No. 1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai 01:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  13. 13 No. 2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen 00:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  14. 14 No. 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne 00:39
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  15. 15 No. 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' 01:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  16. 16 No. 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen 01:06
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  17. 17 No. 6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome 02:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  18. 18 No. 7. Ich grolle nicht 01:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 7. Ich grolle nicht
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  19. 19 No. 8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen 01:24
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  20. 20 No. 9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen 01:37
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  21. 21 No. 10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen 03:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  22. 22 No. 11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen 01:13
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  23. 23 No. 12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen 02:55
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  24. 24 No. 13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet 02:21
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  25. 25 No. 14. Allnächtlich im Traume 01:36
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 14. Allnächtlich im Traume
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  26. 26 No. 15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es 02:58
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch
  27. 27 No. 16. Die alten, bösen Lieder 04:48
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 16. Die alten, bösen Lieder
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Helen Charlston, Sholto Kynoch