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Elysium - A Schubert Recital / Sampson, Middleton
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Elysium - A Schubert Recital / Sampson, Middleton

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Details

Composer
Franz Schubert
Artist
Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Mar 03, 2023
Catalog #
BIS-2573
UPC
7318599925738

About

The last years of Schubert’s life were clouded by illness, so thoughts of the afterlife cannot have been far from his mind. For their latest recital for BIS, Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton present an all-Schubert recital themed around Elysium, the mythical idea of a blessed and happy eternal future, with texts that explore different states of the afterlife by well-known authors such as Goethe, Rückert and Schiller as well as by lesser-known ones. Opening with a hymn to the divine in nature, this recital in turn evokes distant realms, blissful eternity and dream-filled sleep, before concluding with a farewell to the earth; from the passion and doubt of Die junge Nonne (The Young Nun) to the beautiful and touching Du bist die Ruh (You are peace).

Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton have released several acclaimed discs for BIS, including Album für die Frau, a collection of songs by Clara and Robert Schumann and A Soprano’s Schubertiade, a Schubert anthology, named ‘Recording of the Month’ by MusicWeb International and ‘CD-Tipp’ by BR Klassik.

REVIEW:

I love it when a conceptual framework provides an occasion for performers to program music they might not always prioritize. This sagely programmed and beautifully sung (and played) recital of Schubert Lieder offers an attractive balance between Schubert’s most beloved songs and songs that rarely appear on recital programs – all connected via their texts’ exploration of the blissful attitude toward death exemplified in the concept of Elysium, from which this album takes its title.

This SACD boasts the superb sound quality that one associates with BIS. Hardly a damper sound or an audible breath intrudes on the performance; we are presented with the full dynamic range of each musician; and we hear the kind of warmth and resonance we might enjoy in a private chamber performance. I give this album my highest recommendation.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Schwestergruß, D. 762 06:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Schwestergruß, D. 762
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  2. 2 Ganymed (Ganymede), Op. 19, No. 3, D. 544 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ganymed (Ganymede), Op. 19, No. 3, D. 544
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  3. 3 An den Mond (Geuß, lieber Mond), Op. 57, No. 3, D. 193 03:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    An den Mond (Geuß, lieber Mond), Op. 57, No. 3, D. 193
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  4. 4 Auf dem Wasser zu singen, Op. 72, D. 774 03:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Auf dem Wasser zu singen, Op. 72, D. 774
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  5. 5 Die junge Nonne, Op. 43, No. 1, D. 828 04:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Die junge Nonne, Op. 43, No. 1, D. 828
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  6. 6 Gott im Frühlinge, D. 448 01:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Gott im Frühlinge, D. 448
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  7. 7 Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827 04:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  8. 8 Die Sterne, Op. 96, No. 1, D. 939 03:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die Sterne, Op. 96, No. 1, D. 939
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  9. 9 An den Mond, D. 259 03:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    An den Mond, D. 259
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  10. 10 Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen" 04:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen"
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  11. 11 An die Nachtigall, Op. 98, No. 1, D. 497 01:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    An die Nachtigall, Op. 98, No. 1, D. 497
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  12. 12 Der Musensohn, Op. 92, No. 1, D. 764 02:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Der Musensohn, Op. 92, No. 1, D. 764
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  13. 13 Der liebliche Stern, D. 861 03:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    Der liebliche Stern, D. 861
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  14. 14 Wiegenlied, Op. 105, No. 2, D. 867 05:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Wiegenlied, Op. 105, No. 2, D. 867
    Duration
    05:18
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  15. 15 Du bist die Ruh, Op. 59, No. 3, D. 776 04:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    Du bist die Ruh, Op. 59, No. 3, D. 776
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  16. 16 Elysium, D. 584 07:47
    Track
    16
    Title
    Elysium, D. 584
    Duration
    07:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton
  17. 17 Abschied (Leb wohl, du schöne Erde), D. 829 02:47
    Track
    17
    Title
    Abschied (Leb wohl, du schöne Erde), D. 829
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Carolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton