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Where Only Stars Can Hear Us: Schubert Songs / Sulayman, Yi-Heng Yang

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Details

Composer
SCHUBERT, FRANZ
Artist
Sulayman, Yang
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Mar 06, 2020
Catalog #
AV2400
UPC
822252240023

About

In life and music, Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman is a master storyteller. Where Only Stars Can Hear Us is a journey through the songs of Franz Schubert, a composer who was able to capture joy and sorrow in a single moment like no other. Karim’s voyage traverses themes of darkness and yearning, guided throughout by moonbeams and shining stars. His partner is historical keyboardist Yi-heng Yang who plays on a fortepiano built by Joseph Simon in Vienna in 1830, adding an air of authenticity from Schubert’s time. “lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma” (BBC Music Magazine) “a pianist of “astonishing skill and vividness” (The New York Times)



REVIEWS:

Sulayman is always engaging, with an appealing honesty to his approach and a vividness to his storytelling. His light, silvery tenor is in many ways suited to much of the programme’s theme, but the flipside is a paleness and shortness of sap and sweetness; nor does the tenor’s German always feel entirely natural. Adjust to the tone, though, and there’s still a great deal to enjoy in these performances.

– Gramophone

This Schubert has its priorities straight. Text comes first in Sulayman's interpretations. The small inflections in his timbre convey textual themes equally well to audiences of all German-speaking levels. From the seemingly bratty child in Erlkönig (RIP), to the poignantly longing fisherman of Des fischers Liebesglück, he is an actor first.

His voice is clear and transparent. He barely covers his sound, allowing every ounce of that underlying emotion to shine through.

Both performers treat these lieder as chamber music. It's unclear who leads the stretches that come so often throughout the album, but whenever one part pushes, the other follows. Yang's slightly delayed cadences gain weight with a quick breath from Sulayman. Sulayman stretches a phrase climax, Yang rolls a chord to help accent. The two work symbiotically, melding the intense drama from each of their parts into a composite, deeply affecting pathos.

– Classical Music Geek

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, Op. 65, No. 1, D. 360 03:22
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, Op. 65, No. 1, D. 360
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  2. 2 Die Sterne, Op. 96, No. 1, D. 939 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Die Sterne, Op. 96, No. 1, D. 939
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  3. 3 Die Sternennächte, Op. 165, No. 2, D. 670 03:12
    Track
    3
    Title
    Die Sternennächte, Op. 165, No. 2, D. 670
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  4. 4 An die Laute, Op. 81, No. 2, D. 905 01:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    An die Laute, Op. 81, No. 2, D. 905
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  5. 5 Alinde, Op. 81, No. 1, D. 904 04:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Alinde, Op. 81, No. 1, D. 904
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  6. 6 Abends unter der Linde, D. 235 02:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Abends unter der Linde, D. 235
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  7. 7 An den Mond (Geuss, lieber Mond), Op. 57, No. 3, D. 193 03:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    An den Mond (Geuss, lieber Mond), Op. 57, No. 3, D. 193
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  8. 8 Die Forelle, D. 550 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Die Forelle, D. 550
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  9. 9 Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933 07:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  10. 10 Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12. Am Meer 04:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12. Am Meer
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  11. 11 Abendbilder, D. 650 05:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    Abendbilder, D. 650
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  12. 12 Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827 03:47
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  13. 13 Der Vater mit dem Kind, D. 906 04:01
    Track
    13
    Title
    Der Vater mit dem Kind, D. 906
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  14. 14 Erlkönig, D. 328 04:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    Erlkönig, D. 328
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  15. 15 Der Winterabend, D. 938 07:18
    Track
    15
    Title
    Der Winterabend, D. 938
    Duration
    07:18
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  16. 16 An den Mond, D. 259 03:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    An den Mond, D. 259
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  17. 17 Nachtgesang, D. 119 03:35
    Track
    17
    Title
    Nachtgesang, D. 119
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang
  18. 18 Das Rosenband, D. 280 01:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Das Rosenband, D. 280
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Karim Sulayman, Yi-heng Yang