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Gundula Janowitz: The Last Recital

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Composer
SCHUBERT SCHUMANN STRAUSS
Artist
Janowitz, Spencer
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Sep 01, 2017
Catalog #
FHR56
UPC
5060216344256

About



Brigitte Fassbaender said: ‘Gundula Janowitz possesses one of those voices where you have only to hear a couple of notes and you immediately know who it is. Her elegant timbre and unmistakably instrumental way of forming the phrases is unique.’ Few singers have voices that approach the purity of Janowitz’s: with its very fast vibrato and ‘white’ production, the focused sound can soar, swoop and dip with astonishing ease and control, the vocal line becoming almost liquefied into a seemingly endless melisma. Janowitz’s recorded catalogue, tends to misrepresent the focus of her career because it downplays her work as a recitalist. Of course, she did tape all of Schubert’s songs for high voice but apart from a couple of late song recitals and a disc of Hindemith’s Das Marienleben, that is all we have to remember her by as a performer of song. So this album will be a welcome addition to her discography. For her Athens recital, Janowitz chose two composers absolutely at the centre of her song repertoire, Franz Schubert and Richard Strauss, with a third, Robert Schumann, forming a bridge between the two.

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 Die Götter Griechenlands, D. 677 04:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    Die Götter Griechenlands, D. 677
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  2. 2 Iphigenia, Op. 98, No. 3, D. 573 03:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Iphigenia, Op. 98, No. 3, D. 573
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  3. 3 An die Leier, Op. 56, No. 2, D. 737 04:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    An die Leier, Op. 56, No. 2, D. 737
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  4. 4 Ellens Gesang I (Raste, Krieger), Op. 52, No. 1, D. 837 08:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ellens Gesang I (Raste, Krieger), Op. 52, No. 1, D. 837
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  5. 5 Fischerweise, D. 881 03:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Fischerweise, D. 881
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  6. 6 Der Fluss, D. 693 05:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    Der Fluss, D. 693
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  7. 7 Im Abendrot, D. 799 04:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    Im Abendrot, D. 799
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  8. 8 Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 5. Der Lindenbaum 05:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 5. Der Lindenbaum
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  9. 9 Das Lied im Grunen, Op. 115, No. 1, D. 917 04:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Das Lied im Grunen, Op. 115, No. 1, D. 917
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  10. 10 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 9. Lied der Suleika 03:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 9. Lied der Suleika
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  11. 11 Lieder-Album fur die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 26. Schneeglockchen 01:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lieder-Album fur die Jugend, Op. 79: No. 26. Schneeglockchen
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  12. 12 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 7. Die Lotosblume 02:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 7. Die Lotosblume
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  13. 13 6 Gedichte und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 2. Meine Rose 03:55
    Track
    13
    Title
    6 Gedichte und Requiem, Op. 90: No. 2. Meine Rose
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  14. 14 Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 3. Der Nussbaum 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 3. Der Nussbaum
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  15. 15 5 Lieder, Op. 15, TrV 148: No. 3. Lob des Leidens 03:25
    Track
    15
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 15, TrV 148: No. 3. Lob des Leidens
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  16. 16 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 8. Allerseelen 03:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blätter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 8. Allerseelen
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  17. 17 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen 04:07
    Track
    17
    Title
    4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  18. 18 3 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 3. Nachtgang 03:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    3 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 3. Nachtgang
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  19. 19 5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189: No. 4. Befreit 06:04
    Track
    19
    Title
    5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189: No. 4. Befreit
    Duration
    06:04
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer
  20. 20 Die Forelle, D. 550 02:18
    Track
    20
    Title
    Die Forelle, D. 550
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Gundula Janowitz, Charles Spencer