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Songs of Yearning
Haenssler Classic

Songs of Yearning

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Composer
BEETHOVEN SCHUBERT
Artist
Kanaris, Wise
Format
CD
Label
Haenssler Classic
Released
Jun 02, 2017
Catalog #
HC16080
UPC
881488160802

About

Whenever a definition is made in an attempt to distinguish one artistic concept from others, such delineation becomes an art in itself and is sometimes artificial. Music, let alone the musical genre of the art song, is no exception. Catch-all headings make matters easier. The two song cycles on this release certainly qualify as art songs. Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his opus 98 in 1816; musicologists commonly describe An die ferne Geliebte (to the distant beloved) as the first ever song cycle. Franz Schubert wrote his Schwanengesang (swan song) in 1828, the year of his death; the songs were posthumously made into a collection. In terms of its musicological and sociological development, the Lied, having long been considered “inferior,” underwent a kind of emancipation process throughout the early modern period up until the start of the 19th century, when the emergence of the educated middle-class, particularly in the German-speaking world, allowed the new genre to take root. Such songs were performed at small venues too: in salons, small halls and before audiences that were not necessarily aristocratic of courtly. Dynamically versatile and affordable, the piano was now a common keyboard instrument and was often used to accompany the vocalist with supportive harmonies and melodic counterpoint.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 12:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98
    Duration
    12:50
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  2. 2 No. 1. Liebesbotschaft 02:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Liebesbotschaft
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  3. 3 No. 2. Kriegers Ahnung 04:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Kriegers Ahnung
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  4. 4 No. 3. Frühlingssehnsucht 03:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Frühlingssehnsucht
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  5. 5 No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade) 04:34
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Ständchen (Serenade)
    Duration
    04:34
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  6. 6 No. 5. Aufenthalt 02:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 5. Aufenthalt
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  7. 7 No. 6. In der Ferne 04:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 6. In der Ferne
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  8. 8 No. 7. Abschied 04:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 7. Abschied
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  9. 9 No. 8. Der Atlas 02:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 8. Der Atlas
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  10. 10 No. 9. Ihr Bild 02:14
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 9. Ihr Bild
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  11. 11 No. 10. Das Fischermädchen 02:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 10. Das Fischermädchen
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  12. 12 No. 11. Die Stadt 02:25
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 11. Die Stadt
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  13. 13 No. 12. Am Meer 03:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 12. Am Meer
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  14. 14 No. 13. Der Doppelgänger 03:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 13. Der Doppelgänger
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise
  15. 15 No. 14. Die Taubenpost 04:24
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 14. Die Taubenpost
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Giorgos Kanaris, Thomas Wise