Composer: Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Elly Ameling, Rudolf Jansen
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 95107
Release: 2014
Size: 237 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Im Frühling, D882
02. Frühlingsglaube, D686
03. Erlafsee D586 (Mayrhofer)
04. Der Schmetterling D633
05. Rudolf Jansen: Dedication to Maurice Abravanel
06. An den Mond, D259 (Goethe)
07. An den Mond, D193
08. Der Einsame, D800
09. An die Entfernte, D765 (Goethe)
10. An Sylvia, D891
11. Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D774
12. Heimliches Lieben D922 (Klenke)
13. Suleika I, D720
14. Die junge Nonne, D828
15. Iphigenia, D573 (Mayrhofer)
16. Ganymed, D544 (Goethe)
17. Die Gotter Griechenlands D677 (Schiller)
18. Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)
19. Die Blumensprache D519 (Platner)
Dutch soprano Elly Ameling is one of the most celebrated singers of her generation. In her career spanning more than 40 years she sang in the most important opera houses of the world and collaborated with the greatest conductors. She won prestigious prizes like the Grand Prix du Disque and the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis. Her unique voice of rare purity and beauty has won her fans all over the world.
This release presents a Schubert lied recital recorded live at the Tanglewood Festival in 1987. Ameling shows her great communicative powers and her deep understanding of the text in this fine selection of celebrated Schubert songs, a lifelong specialty of hers. She is expertly partnered by Dutch pianist Rudolf Jansen. Song texts are provided on the Brilliant Classics website, the booklet contains liner notes and artist biography.