COMPOSERS: Schumann
LABELS: EMI Classics
ALBUM TITLE: Schumann
WORKS: Der Rose Pilgerfahrt; Requiem für Mignon; Mass, Op. 147; Requiem
PERFORMER: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, etc
CATALOGUE NO: 350 9002 (1975-9)
Schumann’s neglected choral output includes several worthwhile pieces, notably the charming, light-filled oratorio The Pilgrimage of the Rose, and the late and dark-toned Mass and Requiem. Sympathetic performances realised in good sound.
George Hall