Hyperion Records | Schumann R: The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 04

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CDJ33104

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Recording details: November 1998
All Saints, Durham Road, East Finchley, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: May 2000
Total duration: 74 minutes 41 seconds
Available for download on iTunes: Yes

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GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE

'At a time when the multinational labels fill their booklets with gushing hype about the artists, Hyperion's documentation puts all to shame: as in his Schubert Lieder Edition, Johnson supplies a 100-page essay, devoting at least a page to each song. He is erudite, readable and witty. [The songs] are sung sensitively by Doufexis and Widmer, stylish lieder interpreters with fresh young voices, in this fascinating programme' (The Sunday Times)

'Excellent performances and recording offer superb advocacy of late songs by Schumann and, even more affecting, by Clara ... This, the fourth offering of Hyperion Schumann, deserves to be celebrated on various counts: its expert programme-making, the extreme sensitivity of its performers (all three soloists and the London Schubert Chorale), and its advocacy of both late Schumann and of Clara, whose direct simplicity of utterance is so affecting' (Gramophone)

'Schumann lovers are more in debt than ever to Hyperion' (Classic FM Magazine)

Schumann R: The Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 04 – Oliver Widmer & Stella Doufexis

Stella Doufexis (soprano), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

		Lieder und Gesänge II, Op 51 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
1		No 1: Sehnsucht [2:35] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
2		No 2: Volksliedchen 'Wenn ich früh in den Garten geh'' [1:02] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
3		No 3: Ich wandre nicht [2:20] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
4		No 4: Auf dem Rhein [1:38] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
5		No 5: Liebeslied [2:19] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Romanzen und Balladen I, Op 45 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
6		No 1: Der Schatzgräber [2:42] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
7		No 2: Frühlingsfahrt [2:58] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
8		No 3: Abends am Strand 'Wir saßen am Fischerhause' [3:03] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Romanzen und Balladen IV, Op 146 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
9		No 4: Sommerlied [3:19] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
10		O weh des Scheidens, das er tat [2:21] Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Vier doppelchörige Gesänge, Op 141 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
11		No 01: An die Sterne [5:31] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 37 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
12		No 01: Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint [2:15] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 12 Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
13		No 01 (No 2): Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen [2:28] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 37 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
14		No 03: O ihr Herren [0:58] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 12 Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
15		No 02 (No 4): Liebst du um Schönheit [2:10] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 37 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
16		No 05: Ich hab in mich gesogen [2:05] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
17		No 06: Liebste, was kann denn uns scheiden? [2:32] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
18		No 07: Schön ist das Fest des Lenzes [0:52] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
19		No 08: Flügel! Flügel! um zu fliegen [3:17] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
20		No 09: Rose, Meer und Sonne [4:51] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
21		No 10: O Sonn', o Meer, o Rose [3:36] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 12 Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
22		No 03 (No 11): Warum willst du andre fragen? [2:36] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Zwölf Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op 37 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
23		No 12: So wahr die Sonne scheinet [1:49] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Drei Gedichte, Op 119 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
24		No 1: Die Hütte [2:40] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
25		No 3: Der Brautigam und die Birke [2:28] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Fünf heitere Gesänge, Op 125 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
26		No 2: Husarenabzug [2:23] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
27		No 5: Frühlingslust 'Aus dem Jungbrunnen' [1:08] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
28		No 4: Frühlingslied [2:21] Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
29		No 3: Jung Volkers Lied [1:02] Oliver Widmer (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
		Vier Gesänge, Op 59 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
30		No 4: Gute Nacht [1:07] The London Schubert Chorale, Stephen Layton (conductor)
31		Die gute Nacht, die ich dir sage [2:15] Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Stella Doufexis (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Volume 4 of the Hyperion Schumann edition introduces two outstanding young singers to the series, in solo songs and in duet: German/Greek mezzo-soprano Stella Doufexis and Swiss baritone Oliver Widmer. Also on the CD are several unaccompanied partsongs sung by the London Schubert Chorale under Stephen Layton, and songs by Clara Schumann. This disc comes with exhaustive, scholarly and entertaining notes by the incomparable Graham Johnson.