Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187162
Release: 2025
Size: 2.49 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
5 Lieder, Op. 40
01. No. 1, Märzveilchen
02. No. 2, Muttertraum
03. No. 3, Der Soldat
04. No. 4, Der Spielmann
05. No. 5, Verratene Liebe
Liederkreis, Op. 39
06. No. 1, In der Fremde I
07. No. 2, Intermezzo
08. No. 3, Waldesgespräch
09. No. 4, Die Stille
10. No. 5, Mondnacht
11. No. 6, Schöne Fremde
12. No. 7, Auf einer Burg
13. No. 8, In der Fremde II
14. No. 9, Wehmut
15. No. 10, Zwielicht
16. No. 11, Im Walde
17. No. 12, Frühlingsnacht
12 Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, Op. 35
18. No. 1, Lust der Sturmnacht
19. No. 2, Stirb, Lieb’ und Freud’
20. No. 3, Wanderlied
21. No. 4, Erstes Grün
22. No. 5, Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend
23. No. 6, Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes
24. No. 7, Wanderung
25. No. 8, Stille Liebe
26. No. 9, Frage
27. No. 10, Stille Tränen
28. No. 11, Wer machte dich so krank?
29. No. 12, Alte Laute
2 Lieder from Lieder-Album für die Jugend, Op. 79
30. No. 26, Schneeglöckchen
31. No. 22, Des Sennen Abschied
Twilight is the third album of tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Saskia Giorgini, dedicated to Robert Schumann song cycles, all written in the miraculously productive year of 1840.The album title and cover photography were inspired by the song Zwielicht, which together with Mondnacht from the same Op. 39 cycle is often considered to be theepitome of German nineteenth-century Romanticism.
It is also a fitting metaphor forSchumann’s troubled soul, constantly oscillating between light and dark, between hopeand despair. Shedding a fascinating light on Schumann’s dark inner world, the recorded songs are both an expression of his profound love for his wife Clara and of euphoria afterhaving overcome a period of severe mental disturbance.
It is hard to think of better ambassadors for this repertoire than Ian Bostridge and Saskia Giorgini, whose acclaimed partnership has made them seasoned champions of the German lied.
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.
Bostridge has since released Schwanengesang (2022), The Folly of Desire (2023) as well as Die schone Mallerin (2020) and Respighi Songs (2021), both together with Saskia Giorgini, on the label. Giorgini’s Liszt recordings Harmonies poetiques et religieuses (2021) and Consolations (2023), as well as her Debussy recital album Images (2024), have all received extensive praise.
Take a glimpse:
Glorious John Barbirolli (24/192 FLAC)
Andrew Balio, John Wilson: Brahms, Schumann, Schubert – Original Transcriptions for Trumpet (24/192 FLAC)
Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien: Schumann – Violin Sonatas (24/192 FLAC)
Gieseking, Karajan: Mozart – Piano Concerto in A Major K.488; Schumann – Piano Concerto in A Minor op.54 (24/192 FLAC)