COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Haydn,R Strauss
LABELS: Eloquence
ALBUM TITLE: Fritz Wunderlich
WORKS: Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; Haydn: Scottish and Welsh folk songs*; R Strauss: Lieder†
PERFORMER: Heinrich Schmidt (piano); *Walter Weller (violin); *Ludwig Beinl (cello); †Bavarian Radio SO/Koetsier
CATALOGUE NO: 482 6526 (1962/63)
Few performances of An die ferne Geliebte are as guilelessly beautiful. Haydn’s Scottish and Welsh Folksongs are animated and engaging, with a selection of Strauss Lieder as dessert.
Anna Piccard