Hugo Wolf: The Complete Songs, Vol. 11 – Goethe Lieder, Pt. 2
1/6/2023, 32 Tracks, 1:16:52
Featuring
Fflur Wyn
Sophie Bevan
Rowan Hellier
Adrian Thompson
John Chest
Roderick Williams
Jonathan Fa'afetai Lemalu
Sholto Kynoch
Hugo Wolf
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Recording & Production
This album, featuring the complete songs of Hugo Wolf, was recorded live at the Holywell Music Room in Oxford, U.K., in October 2013.
Composer Biography
Wolf contracted syphilis in 1878, which later led to his insanity and early death, coinciding with his first major burst of songwriting.
Composer Biography
Hugo Wolf, the composer, was dismissed from the Vienna conservatoire after only two years due to a disciplinary breach, despite his talent.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hugo Wolf believed the main focus in his songs was the piano, not the vocal line, often embedding melodies within the accompaniment.
Composer Biography
Wolf's final songs were settings of German translations of Michelangelo sonnets, composed in March 1897, shortly before he succumbed to madness.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wolf considered some of his most popular songs, like 'Verborgenheit' and 'Fußreise', to be 'hackneyed' or 'light hors d'oeuvre' because of their melodic immediacy.
