Florian Boesch reviews
Haydn: The Creation (Il Giardino Armonico)
Anna Lucia Richter (soprano), et al; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini (Alpha Classics)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Choral Fantasy
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Pablo Heras-Casado et al (Harmonia Mundi)
Decades – A Century of Song, Vol. 4
Anush Hovhannisyan (soprano), et al, Malcolm Martineau (piano) (VIVAT)
Florian Boesch sings lieder by Mahler and Schumann
From Schumann to Mahler is possibly not as large a step as it may look. The latter’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) stand in a direct line from Schubert through Schumann and more, with shared themes including journeying, lost love, and the solace – sometimes – of nature.