Samuel Hasselhorn, the baritone on this recording, interprets Die schöne Müllerin as a story of social exclusion and the rejection of an 'outsider,' rather than a simple tale of unrequited love.
Album & Artwork
This album is part of a project by Samuel Hasselhorn and Ammiel Bushakevitz to release a new album each year between 2023 and 2028, featuring music written 200 years prior.
Composition History
Wilhelm Müller, a philologist, high school teacher, court librarian, and poet from Dessau, provided the literary basis for two of Schubert's song cycles: Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Wilhelm Müller, the poet of Die schöne Müllerin, believed his poems would be better appreciated if someone could find and express the melodies he heard while writing them.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin demonstrates an increasingly refined use of harmonic and pictorial means to delve into the meaning of individual lines and words, marking a decisive stage in his artistic development.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, who died before his 32nd birthday, was likely afflicted with syphilis in 1822 and knew he was doomed a year later, leading him to work frenetically.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert's lieder significantly surpass those of his predecessors by merging poetry and melody into an unbreakable lyrical unity where text and music complement each other.
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