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Schubert: Swansong / Bliss, Bevan, Glynn, Frank-Gemmill, Tomlinson
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Schubert: Swansong / Bliss, Bevan, Glynn, Frank-Gemmill, Tomlinson

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Composer
SCHUBERT, FRANZ
Artist
Tomlinson, Bevan, Bliss, Glynn, Frank-Gemmill
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Nov 09, 2018
Catalog #
SIGCD550
UPC
635212055021

About

Christopher Glynn continues his series of late Schubert song cycles in English, joined by celebrated soloists Sir John Tomlinson, Sophie Bevan, Julian Bliss and Alec Frank-Gemmill. Titled by the works first published following Schubert’s death, ‘Swansong’ D 957 sets the words of poets Ludwig Rellstab, Heinrich Heine and Johann Gabriel Seidl in songs that cover a variety of different emotional states. The lighthearted ‘Love Message’ with its rippling accompaniment, addresses a murmuring brook with the hope of true love. The bone- chilling ‘Doppelganger’ with its stark, slowly tolling chords, finds the protagonist crazed with a nocturnal vision of himself agonizing at the empty doorstep of his lost love. Renowned for his clear diction and powerful voice, Sir John Tomlinson brings his insight and nuance to these profound works. Reminiscent of the scoring for The Shepherd on the Rock and composed in the same year, ‘On the River’ combines soprano, clarinet and horn in a setting of a poem by Ludwig Rellstab. Originally given to Beethoven who did not live long enough to set it, Schubert took up the words in a work that is a subtle homage to the composer. The 1828 work The Shepherd on the Rock sets words by Wilhelm Muller and German playwright Helmina von Chezy, and was composed in gratitude to the soprano Anna Milder-Hauptmann. Here performed by Sophie Bevan and Julian Bliss, it tells the story of a shepherd lamenting the distance between him and his beloved before a reflection on loneliness and grief. The final section celebrates the arrival of spring in a hopeful conclusion.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Love Message 02:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Love Message
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  2. 2 No. 2. The Warrior's Foreboding 05:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. The Warrior's Foreboding
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  3. 3 No. 3. Longing for Spring 03:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Longing for Spring
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  4. 4 No. 4. Serenade 03:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Serenade
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  5. 5 No. 5. My Home 03:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. My Home
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  6. 6 No. 6. Far Away 05:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Far Away
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  7. 7 No. 7. Leave-taking 04:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Leave-taking
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  8. 8 No. 8. Atlas 02:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Atlas
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  9. 9 No. 9. Her Picture 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Her Picture
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  10. 10 No. 10. The Fisher Maiden 02:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. The Fisher Maiden
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  11. 11 No. 11. The Town 03:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. The Town
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  12. 12 No. 12. By The Sea 04:30
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. By The Sea
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  13. 13 No. 13. Doppelgänger 04:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Doppelgänger
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  14. 14 No. 14. Pigeon Post 03:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Pigeon Post
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    John Tomlinson, Christopher Glynn
  15. 15 Auf dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943 (Sung in English) 08:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    Auf dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943 (Sung in English)
    Duration
    08:59
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Sophie Bevan, Julian Bliss, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Christopher Glynn
  16. 16 Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op. 129, D. 965 (Sung in English) 11:07
    Track
    16
    Title
    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, Op. 129, D. 965 (Sung in English)
    Duration
    11:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Sophie Bevan, Julian Bliss, Alec Frank-Gemmill, Christopher Glynn