COMPOSERS: Schubert
LABELS: Hyperion
WORKS: An 1815 Schubertiad – 2 (Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 22)
PERFORMER: Lorna Anderson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Jamie MacDougall (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: CDJ 33022 DDD
This is something of a mixed bag of songs from Schubert’s bumper year of 1815, but there are enough gems to make this an enjoyable disc. Performances are in keeping with the high standards of the series – perhaps even a little too good at times, with the ‘drinking songs’ sounding distinctly sober! In fact, spontaneity is the one key ingredient of a Schubertiad to be slightly lacking here. Christopher Dingle
Schubert: An 1815 Schubertiad - 2 (Hyperion Schubert Edition, Vol. 22)
This is something of a mixed bag of songs from Schubert’s bumper year of 1815, but there are enough gems to make this an enjoyable disc. Performances are in keeping with the high standards of the series – perhaps even a little too good at times, with the ‘drinking songs’ sounding distinctly sober! In fact, spontaneity is the one key ingredient of a Schubertiad to be slightly lacking here. Christopher Dingle
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:13 pm