Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin; Lieder

This is cultivated, beautiful singing, and Baldwin is a most sensitive accompanist. But the total effect is bland, and the great Schöne Müllerin cycle remains obstinately indoors. Michael Tanner

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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:33 pm

COMPOSERS: Schubert
LABELS: Newton
WORKS: Die schöne Müllerin; Lieder
PERFORMER: Souzay (baritone), Baldwin (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: 8802012

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.