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Schubert: Schwanengesang - Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte / Williams, Burnside
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Schubert: Schwanengesang - Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte / Williams, Burnside

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Composer
BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT
Artist
Williams, Burnside
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
May 01, 2020
Catalog #
CHAN 20126
UPC
095115212622

About

Roderick Williams writes: “Although only twelve years separate the composition of Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and Schubert’s Schwanengesang, the ethos and sound world of the two works are markedly different. Pairing them on the concert platform seemed an obvious choice on one hand, but I was reminded not to try to perform Beethoven in the way I perform Schubert. For one thing, the former still has the ring of the late classical, while the latter explores the darkness of the early romantic. For this reason, we decided to record the two works in slightly different soundscapes. In An die ferne Geliebte, the inventiveness of Beethoven is best expressed in the piano writing, while the vocal part is deliberately simple, strophic (the music is repeated for each stanza), and folk-like. ...the sixth song states that these songs are offered ‘ohne Kunstgepräng’. And so we have set the voice slightly more distantly in the balance, giving the piano due prominence; the effect is almost as if I were singing over Iain’s shoulder. Schwanengesang is recorded more traditionally: in these most extraordinary and progressive songs the vocal line is supported by the piano, in equal partnership. Roderick Williams.”

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Auf dem Hügel sitz' ich, spähend 02:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Auf dem Hügel sitz' ich, spähend
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  2. 2 No. 2. Wo die Berge so blau 01:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Wo die Berge so blau
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  3. 3 No. 3. Leichte Segler in den Höhen 01:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Leichte Segler in den Höhen
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  4. 4 No. 4. Diese Wolken in den Höhen 00:56
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Diese Wolken in den Höhen
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  5. 5 No. 5. Es kehret der Maien 02:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Es kehret der Maien
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  6. 6 No. 6. Nimm sie hin denn diese Lieder 04:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Nimm sie hin denn diese Lieder
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  7. 7 No. 1. Liebesbotschaft 03:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Liebesbotschaft
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  8. 8 No. 2. Kriegers Ahnung 05:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Kriegers Ahnung
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  9. 9 No. 3. Frühlingssehnsucht 03:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 3. Frühlingssehnsucht
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  10. 10 No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) 04:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade)
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  11. 11 No. 5. Aufenthalt 02:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Aufenthalt
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  12. 12 No. 6. In der Ferne 06:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 6. In der Ferne
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  13. 13 No. 7. Abschied 04:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 7. Abschied
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  14. 14 No. 8. Der Atlas 02:26
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 8. Der Atlas
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  15. 15 No. 9. Ihr Bild 02:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 9. Ihr Bild
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  16. 16 No. 10. Das Fischermädchen 02:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 10. Das Fischermädchen
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  17. 17 No. 11. Die Stadt 02:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 11. Die Stadt
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  18. 18 No. 12. Am Meer 04:02
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 12. Am Meer
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  19. 19 No. 13. Der Doppelgänger 03:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 13. Der Doppelgänger
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside
  20. 20 No. 14. Die Taubenpost 04:08
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 14. Die Taubenpost
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Roderick Williams, Iain Burnside