Brahms, Schubert, Schumann & Wolf

Not only do you learn an immense amount about the interpretation of 16 great German songs, you also encounter, in Lotte Lehmann, a uniquely warm, alive, witty, emotionally charged human being who can move you more by semi-speaking a song than most could from singing it. Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm

COMPOSERS: Brahms,Schubert,Schumann & Wolf
LABELS: VAI
ALBUM TITLE: Lotte Lehmann Masterclass
WORKS: Various
PERFORMER: Lotte Lehmann
CATALOGUE NO: 4326

Not only do you learn an immense amount about the interpretation of 16 great German songs, you also encounter, in Lotte Lehmann, a uniquely warm, alive, witty, emotionally charged human being who can move you more by semi-speaking a song than most could from singing it. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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