An Die Musik - Favorite Schubert Songs Bryn Terfel

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  • Release Date: 06/12/2007
  • Sales Rank: 67,927
  • Label: DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON
  • UPC: 028947763581

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Although we'd never underrate the charming songs of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, full credit must go to Franz Schubert for single-handedly forging the lied (German for "song") into an art form in its own right. He was just 18 when he wrote "Erlkönig," based on a poem by Goethe, and created a melodrama so intense that its highly-concentrated communicative power remains undiminished some two hundred years later. Interpreting a Schubert lied like "Erlkönig" requires an singer of uncommon intelligence and imagination; having a pretty voice is not enough. The Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel has the vocal muscle, but he also knows how to convey the essence of a song so that it goes straight to the heart. For this 70-minute program, Terfel sings 23 of Schubert's best-known lieder, spanning the composer's all-too-brief career: from the early "Schäfers Klagelied" ("Shepherd's Lament) to the dark, deep songs from "Schwanengesang" ("Swan Song"), a collection written in the composer's last year. Terfel's artistry makes this disc the perfect introduction to Schubert's songs. And when you get hooked, there are hundreds more to explore. Andrew Farach-Colton, Barnes & Noble



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