IDAGIO | Schubert: Der Triumph der Liebe – The Complete Choral Works for Male Voices, Vol. 2 4260036254105

Featuring

Jan Schumacher
Veronika Hagen
Lena Eckels
Yves Sandoz
Lilian Mann
Petru Iuga

Andreas Frese
Christoph Prégardien
Camerata Musica Limburg
Franz Schubert

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Compositional Technique

Schubert set Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's poem "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" four times, with the fourth arrangement (D 714) uniquely scored for eight-part male choir, two violas, two cellos, and double bass.

Critical Reception

Schubert's complex composition "Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" (D 714) was too much for both the public and performers at its first performance in 1821, due to its harmonic and formal complexity.

Performer Biography

Camerata Musica Limburg, the male choral ensemble on this album, emerged from the shared musical roots of its members in the Limburg Cathedral Boyschoir.

Historical Context

Due to the political turmoil of the Napoleonic Wars, some of Schubert's compositions were based on patriotic and martial themes, which are prominently featured on this album.

Composition History

Most of Schubert's part-songs were written for Schubertiads, convivial gatherings where participants played music and discussed literature and politics in a relaxed atmosphere.

Composer Biography

For almost his entire life, Franz Schubert, the composer, devoted himself to polyphonic vocal works, which were among his first compositions as a boarding school student.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schubert was inspired by James Macpherson's poetry, an alleged translation of the Gaelic poet Ossian, and set nine Ossian texts to music as solo songs, as well as one work for male voices.