Composer: Robert Schumann, Jörg Widmann
Performer: Andreas Frese, Christian Immler
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA856
Release: 2022
Size: 1.11 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Schumann: Ballade des Harfners, Op. 98a No. 2
02. Schumann: Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen ass, Op. 98a No. 4
03. Schumann: Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt, Op. 98a No. 6
04. Schumann: An die Türen will ich schleichen, Op. 98a No. 8
Schumann: Gedichte und Requiem, Op. 90
05. I. Lied eines Schmiedes
06. II. Meine Rose
07. III. Kommen und Scheiden
08. IV. Die Sennin
09. V. Einsamkeit
10 .VI. Der schwere Abend
11. VII. Requiem
Widmann: Das heiße Herz
12 .I. Der arme Kaspar
13 .II. Spätes Liebeslied
14. III. Liebeslied
15. IV. Hab ein Ringlein am Finger
16. V. Eifersucht
17. VI. Das Fräulein stand am Meere
18. VII. Kartenspiel
19. VIII. Einsam will ich untergehn
Bass-baritone Christian Immler, accompanied by the pianist Andreas Frese, juxtaposes the contemporary composer Jörg Widmann with the Romantic Schumann in three cycles of lieder written between 1849 and 2013. “For us, Jörg Widmanns song cycle Das heiße Herz (“The Burning Heart”) is to be numbered among the very greatest song cycles, and not just among those of this century. During our intensive rehearsals with Jörg Widmann, the many questions we had (and what a joy to be able to ask them!) often had surprisingly simple answers. The combination with Schumann’s late Harper and Lenau song cycles seems absolutely perfect, for similar situations permeate these cycles as well. Das heiße Herz is recorded here for the first time.