Dorothea Roschmann, Mitsuko Uchida (内田光子) – Schumann: Liederkreis; Frauenliebe und Leben / Berg: Sieben fruhe Lieder (2015) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Schumann: Liederkreis; Frauenliebe und Leben / Berg: Sieben fruhe Lieder – Dorothea Roschmann, Mitsuko Uchida (2015) 
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:27 minutes |  1,04 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download |  Source:Qobuz |  Digital Booklet , Front cover | @ Decca
Recorded: Wigmore Hall, London, 2 & 5 May 2015

Two great artists at the peak of their powers, the soprano Dorothea Röschmann and the pianist Dame Mitsuko Uchida perform songs by Schumann (Liederkreis, Op 39 and Frauenliebe und Leben) and Alban Berg (Seven Early Songs).

The album features the three great cycles on the subject of love and life and Schumann’s great love for Clara Wieck is at the heart of Liederkreis, songs he described in a letter to her as his “most romantic music ever, with much of you in it.”

The artists toured this programme extensively and this performance was captured live at Wigmore Hall. The reviews were glowing and this programme of songs about love touched the hearts of the audience wherever it was performed.

We’ll take for granted the lovely, limpid, not-too-close sound provided by Decca. The singing is exquisite; Röschmann has a silvery, soaring soprano in the Lucia Popp/Margaret Price category, light, bright, pure and shimmering with easy top notes and real intensity without a hint of wobble or scratch. Her diction is ideal and she sings with real passion. Perhaps the most beautiful thing here is her rendering of “Mondnacht”, where the delicacy of Uchida’s pianism matches Röschmann’s poise. Hear, too, the skill with which Röschmann manages the tricky intervals and sustains perfect intonation in “Auf einer Burg” . . . [Uchida’s] style suits perfectly both the singer’s vocal layout and the mood of the songs, especially the tenderness of “Frauenliebe und Leben”, which is given an account to match the best predecessors . . . The haunting Berg songs are creamily sung and make an apt interlude between the two Schumann cycles . . . I cannot imagine any aficionado being disappointed by such musically flawless singing and playing. -Ralph Moore, MusicWeb International

Tracklist:

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Liederkreis, op.39:
1. In der Fremde 01:45
2. Intermezzo 01:53
3. Waldesgespräch 02:38
4. Die Stille 01:49
5. Mondnacht 03:52
6. Schöne Fremde 01:22
7. Auf einer Burg 03:19
8. In der Fremde (Ich hör die Bachlein rauschen) 01:25
9. Wehmut 02:40
10. Zwielicht 03:30
11. Im Walde 01:36
12. Frühlingsnacht 01:34

Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Sieben frühe Lieder:
13. 1. Nacht 04:14
14. 2. Schilflied 02:18
15. 3. Die Nachtigall 02:14
16. 4. Traumgekrönt 02:42
17. 5. Im Zimmer 01:21
18. 6. Liebesode 01:57
19. 7. Sommertage 02:00

Robert Schumann
Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42:
20. 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen 02:40
21. 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen 03:41
22. 3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben 01:58
23. 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger 03:02
24. 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern 02:15
25. 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an 04:43
26. 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust 01:33
27. 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan 04:39

Personnel:
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

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