COMPOSERS: Kienzl
LABELS: CPO
WORKS: Lieder
PERFORMER: Dagmar Schellenberger (soprano); Peter Stamm (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 999 763-2
Born in Upper Austria in 1857, Wilhelm Kienzl defended Schumann against Wagner, vehemently opposed atonality, and died in Vienna in 1941. The sweet yet robust melodies and ever-fertile accompaniments
of this little-championed champion of Romantic Lieder are well worth rediscovering, especially in performances as eager and enthusiastic as those here. Hilary Finch