Composer: Franz Schubert
Performer: Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Release: 2020
Size: 1.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Die schöne Müllerin, D795
01. No. 1, Das Wandern
02. No. 2, Wohin?
03. No. 3, Halt!
04. No. 4, Danksagung an den Bach
05. No. 5, Am Feierabend
06. No. 6, Der Neugierige
07. No. 7, Ungeduld
08. No. 8, Morgengruß
09. No. 9, Des Müllers Blumen
10. No. 10, Tränenregen
11. No. 11, Mein!
12. No. 12, Pause
13. No. 13, Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
14. No. 14, Der Jäger
15. No. 15, Eifersucht und Stolz
16. No. 16, Die liebe Farbe
17. No. 17, Die böse Farbe
18. No. 18, Trockne Blumen
19. No. 19, Der Müller und der Bach
20. No. 20, Des Baches Wiegenlied
Ian Bostridge continues his exploration of Schubert song cycles on PENTATONE with a recording of Die schöne Müllerin, together with pianist Saskia Giorgini. Die schöne Müllerin (1823) was Schubert’s first song cycle, and simultaneously Bostridge’s first extended introduction to the Lied and all its wonders. Schubert initially conceived the cycle together with poet Wilhelm Müller as a party game among friends, but gradually got captivated by the profundity of this apparently naïve love story. Bostridge is equally fascinated by the way in which this playful, folksy piece gradually transforms into a cosmic lullaby in the final lines of the last song ‘des Baches Wiegenlied’. For pianist Giorgini, the key to – but also the greatest challenge of – interpreting Schubert’s music, and particularly Die schöne Müllerin, lies in the oceanic experience and hypnotic power of repetition. Ian Bostridge is one of the most celebrated tenors and lied interpreters of his generation. His PENTATONE recording of Schubert’s Winterreise (2019) was crowned with the ICMA Vocal Music Award 2020 and received numerous glowing reviews. Saskia Giorgini makes her PENTATONE debut.