[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 16 August 2006
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The name of Richard Strauss immediately conjures up thoughts of operas and large-scale symphonic works; but we tend to underestimate his lieder, a genre to which the composer devoted no fewer than 205 pieces! Like a glorious sunset culminating in the Four Last Songs, they mark the conclusion of the illustrious tradition of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and Mahler.
"Kaufmann brings a vigorous quality that seems tireless. Not just a strong voice, Kaufmann posses a vibrant tone that allows him to infuse sustained pitches with dynamism...Deutsch brings elicits wonderfully rich sonorities in the accompaniment of these settings...The two seem to play off each other intuitively, and the result can evoke chamber music." OperaToday
Gramophone Awards 2007 Winner - Solo Vocal
1 Zueignung op.10 n°1 1'46
2 Nichts op.10 n°2 1'18
3 Die Nacht op.10 n°3 2'52
4 Wer hat's getan op.10 n°6 bis 3'15
5 Befreit op.39 n°4 4'48
6 Allerseelen op.10 n°8 2'53
7 Ruhe, meine Seele op.27 n°1 3'24
8 Cäcilie op.27 n°2 2'10
9 Heimliche Aufforderung op.27 n°3 3'04
10 Morgen! op.27 n°4 3'30
11 Freundliche Vision op.48 n°1 2'48
12 Ich liebe dich op.37 n°2 2'14
13 All mein Gedanken... op.21 n°1 1'03
14 Du meines Herzens Krönelein op.21 n°2 1'51
15 Ach Lieb, ich muss nun scheiden! op.21 n°3 1'44
16 Ach weh mir unglückhaftem Mann op.21 n°4 2'12
17 Die Frauen sind oft fromm und still op.21 n°5 2'27
18 Traum durch die Dämmerung op.29 n°1 2'58
19 Nachtgang op.29 n°3 2'41
20 Wozu noch, Mädchen op.19 n°1 1'40
21 Breit' über mein Haupt op.19 n°2 1'28
22 Schön sind, doch kalt die Himmelssterne op.19 n°3 2'08
23 Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten op.19 n°4 1'42
24 Hoffen und wieder verzagen op.19 n°5 2'44
25 Mein Herz ist stumm op.19 n°6 2'47
26 Ich trage meine Minne op.32 n°1 1'57
27 Sehnsucht op.32 n°2 3'30
28 Schlechtes Wetter op.69 n°5 2'15