Composer: Carl Loewe, Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Konstantin Krimmel, Ammiel Bushakevitz
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1088
Release: 2024
Size: 1.09 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Schubert: Der König in Thule, D367
02. Loewe: Archibald Douglas, Op. 128
03. Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades, D526 (Mayrhofer)
04. Loewe: Meerfahrt, Op. 93
05. Schubert: Totengräbers Heimwehe D842 (Craigher)
06. Loewe: 3 Balladen von Goethe, Op. 44: No. 3, Der Totentanz
07. Schubert: Erlkönig, D328
08. Loewe: Gesammelte Lieder, Gesänge, Romanzen und Balladen, Op. 9: No. 4, Geisterleben
09. Schubert: Am Bach im Fruhling, D361
10. Loewe: Rückerts Gedichte, Op. 62-I: No. 4, Süßes Begräbnis
11. Schubert: Der Wanderer, D493
12. Loewe: Gesammelte Lieder, Gesänge, Romanzen und Balladen, Op. 9: No. 3a, Wanders Nachtlied I
13. Schubert: An Schwager Kronos, D369
14. Loewe: 3 Gesänge, Op. 123: No. 3, Die Uhr
Passion, solitude, nostalgia, the pain of the world, flight, death — these are the typical themes of Romanticism. Konstantin Krimmel had already explored the extreme emotions that characterise this era of extreme emotion in Saga, his first recital album (Alpha549); he now plunges even deeper into this cosmos with collaborative pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz. “I simply love telling stories. Even as a child, I loved listening to old legends and tales”, says Krimmel, who is indeed a fabulous storyteller-singer. The two artists have chosen here to compare songs by Franz Schubert and Carl Loewe that embody these great themes. The two composers, both masters of the Lied, had very different destinies: Loewe lived to be 72 years old, more than twice as old as Schubert, who had died aged 31.