COMPOSERS: Schubert
LABELS: Harmonia Mundi
WORKS: Night songs
PERFORMER: Birgit Remmert (alto), Werner Güra (tenor), Philip Mayers (piano); Scharoun Ensemble, RIAS Chamber Choir/Marcus Creed
CATALOGUE NO: HMC 901669
Overshadowed for too long by his solo Lieder, Schubert’s partsongs are at last coming into their own. Some listeners may prefer the closer focus of small ensembles such as Die Singphoniker; but Marcus Creed’s RIAS Kammerchor give eloquent performances of these hand-picked Night Songs, with a little help here and there from fortepiano and soloists. Hilary Finch
Schubert: Night songs
Overshadowed for too long by his solo Lieder, Schubert’s partsongs are at last coming into their own. Some listeners may prefer the closer focus of small ensembles such as Die Singphoniker; but Marcus Creed’s RIAS Kammerchor give eloquent performances of these hand-picked Night Songs, with a little help here and there from fortepiano and soloists. Hilary Finch
Our rating
4
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:17 pm