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Composer:
Robert Schumann

Artist(s):
Gerard Souzay
Jacqueline Bonneau

Background: Gérard Souzay was considered the leading exponent of mélodies in the postwar era. Where Fischer-Dieskau tended to sing the two Schumann cycles on this CD through an overt, intense identification with the texts, words given great prominence, Souzay following, in Dichterliebe at least, the example of his French predecessor Charles Panzéra took a quieter, more reflective view of Schumann. The verities of even tone and pure line are seldom upset in these thoughtful readings.

In op.24 Liederkreis the reading is full of insight into words and music, the quick vibrancy of the singer's soft-grained tone a notable advantage here. He can have seldom sung with so much sheer beauty as here.

Souzay and Baldwin recorded eight of Hugo Wolf's Mörike settings, each one an undoubted masterpiece in terms of matching text to music. These performances are all shaped with care for the interior meaning of these fine miniatures.

CATALOGUE NR: SBT1314
RECORD LABEL: Testament
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.99 including VAT, or £ 9.35 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 18-Aug-2003

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Dichterliebe op.48. Myrthen op.25 : Du bist wie eine Blume / Der Nussbaum. Spanisches Liederspiel op.74 : Gestandnis. Lieder-Album fur die Jugend op.79 : Der Sandmann. Liederkreis op.24 (Schumann). Morike Lieder : Schlafendes Jesuskind / Begegnung / Fussreise / In der Fruhe / Der Gartner / Verborgenheit / Gesang Weylas (Wolf).
ARTISTS: Gerard Souzay   Jacqueline Bonneau   Dalton Baldwin  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1954 and 1957

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