Myrtle & Rose: Songs by Clara & Robert Schumann / Stegall, Zivian

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Label
Avie Records
Release Date
July 5, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUMANN, C. SCHUMANN, R.
    • PERFORMER
      Stegall, Zivian
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 05, 2019
    • UPC
      822252240726
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      AV2407
    • LABEL
      Avie Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. In der Fremde (In Foreign Parts)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    2. No. 2. Intermezzo

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    3. No. 3. Waldesgespräch (Colloquy in the Forest)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    4. No. 4. Die Stille (Quietness)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    5. No. 5. Mondnacht (Moonlit Night)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    6. No. 6. Schöne Fremde (Fair Foreign Land)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    7. No. 7. Auf einer Burg (On a Fortress)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    8. No. 8. In der Fremde (In Foreign Parts)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    9. No. 9. Wehmut (Sorrow)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    10. No. 10. Zwielicht (Twilight)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    11. No. 11. Im Walde (In the Forest)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    12. No. 12. Frühlingsnacht (Spring Night)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    13. 6 Lieder, Op. 13: No. 1. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    14. Loreley

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    15. Mein Stern

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    16. 3 Lieder, Op. 12: No. 2. Liebst du um Schönheit

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    17. 6 Lieder aus Jucunde, Op. 23: No. 6. O Lust, O Lust

      Composer: Clara Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    18. No. 1. Morgens steh' ich auf und frage

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    19. No. 2. Es treibt mich hin

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    20. No. 3. Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    21. No. 4. Lieb' Liebchen, leg's Händchen auf's Herze mein

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    22. No. 5. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    23. No. 6. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    24. No. 7. Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    25. No. 8. Anfangs wollt ich fast verzagen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian

    26. No. 9. Mit Myrten und Rosen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Kyle Stegall, Eric Zivian


Myrtle and Rose- the title taken from the Heinrich Heine poem which Robert Schumann set as the final song of his Liederkreis, Op. 24- features two of Robert Schumann’s most beloved song cycles (the other being Liederkreis, Op. 39) along with several rarely-recorded songs by his wife Clara. The album beautifully captures the artistic partnership of tenor Kyle Stegall and fortepianist Eric Zivian, who first collaborated at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival in Sonoma, California. Stegall’s “lovely tone and ardent expression” (The New York Times) and Eric Zivian’s original 1841 Rausch fortepiano from Vienna- built exactly when the songs were written- combine in these inspired and illuminating interpretations. “a gentle tone that melted the hearts of all” (OperaWire) “the last word in low key virtuosity” (San Francisco Classical Voice)

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REVIEW:

This little recording has a great deal worth recommending. The gentle singing of tenor Kyle Stegall and the circumspect but active accompaniment by Eric Zivian are strong points. The program is elegant. The real star of the show, however, is not Stegall or Zivian, but Zivian's period piano, an 1841 instrument by the Viennese builder Franz Rausch. Many historical performances featuring pianos from this period use French or English models, and the name of Rausch is not much known. However, it fits this music admirably, producing a subtle, silvery tone that brings out the poetry without retreating into the background. Continuing credit to the Avie label for uncovering distinctive little-known performers.

– All Music Guide (James Manheim)