Ian Partridge 85th Birthday Tribute - Stimme der Liebe (The Voice of Love)

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SOMM Recordings
Release Date
June 30, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Franz Schubert
    • PERFORMER
      Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge, Ernest Lush
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 30, 2023
    • UPC
      748871067028
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SOMMCD 0670
    • LABEL
      SOMM Recordings
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Im Frühling, Op. 101, No. 1, D. 882

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    2. Erster Verlust, Op. 5, No. 4, D. 226

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    3. Dass sie hier gewesen, Op. 59, No. 2, D. 775

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    4. Der Einsame (The Solitary), Op. 41, D. 800

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    5. Nachtviolen, D. 752

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    6. An mein Herz, D. 860

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    7. Die gefangenen Sänger, D. 712

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    8. An den Mond (Geuss, lieber Mond), Op. 57, No. 3, D. 193

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    9. Der blinde Knabe, Op. 101, No. 2, D. 833

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    10. Über Wildemann, Op. 108, No. 1, D. 884

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    11. Vor meiner Wiege, Op. 106, No. 3, D. 927

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    12. 4 Refrainlieder, Op. 95, D. 866: No. 2. Bei Dir allein

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    13. Die Liebe hat gelogen, Op. 23, No. 1, D. 751

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    14. Nähe des Geliebten, Op. 5, No. 2, D. 162

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    15. Alinde, Op. 81, No. 1, D. 904

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Jennifer Partridge

    16. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 9. Ihr Bild

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge

    17. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 10. Das Fischermädchen

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge

    18. Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge

    19. Stimme der Liebe, D. 412

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Ernest Lush

    20. Sei mir gegrüsst, Op. 20, No. 1, D. 741

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ian Partridge, Ernest Lush


SOMM RECORDINGS is delighted to pay tribute to the British tenor Ian Partridge on his 85th birthday on June 12 with Stimme der Liebe (The Voice of Love), a collection of iconic songs by Schubert, on which he is joined by his pianist-sister Jennifer Partridge and pianist Ernest Lush. The great German lyric baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau hailed Partridge’s Schubert interpretations as “a pure joy”, an accolade that these 20 performances of Lieder, taken from BBC Radio broadcasts between 1968 and 1972 – and available now for the first time on disc – readily illustrate. They reveal Partridge’s unique, insightful affinity with the complexity and nuance of Schubert’s response to matters of the heart, a quality Fischer Dieskau described – in a facsimile letter to the singer included in the booklet – as his “respect and love for the music”. Among familiar works such as ‘Im Frühling’, ‘Das Fischermädchen’ and ‘An den Mond’, are relative rarities such as ‘Vor meiner Wiege’, which Partridge describes in his booklet interview with Jon Tolansky exploring his “life-long love affair” with Schubert’s Lieder, as one of the composer’s “most inspired creations”.

With a repertoire ranging from Monteverdi and Elizabethan lute songs to Schoenberg and Britten, Ian Partridge is one of the most acclaimed lyric tenors of his generation. He is especially known for his success with songs and Lieder and regarded as one of the great modern Schubert interpreters. His hugely successful partnership with his pianist-sister, Jennifer, saw the duo giving more than 430 recitals and making numerous recordings over their 52-year-long partnership. The booklet also includes informative notes, texts and translations by Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder at London’s Royal Academy of Music, and author of The Book of Lieder (Faber, 2005). Restoration of the original recordings has been undertaken by audio expert and long-time SOMM collaborator, Lani Spahr.