Ulrich Eisenlohr, the pianist on this album, is also the Artistic Advisor for the Naxos Deutsche Schubert Lied Edition, selecting young German Lieder singers.
Composer Biography
Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music, ranging from classical Greek to his contemporaries and Heinrich Heine.
Composer Biography
Johann Mayrhofer, a central figure in this album, was Schubert's closest friend for several years, and Schubert set forty-seven of his poems to music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition aims to group all of Schubert's over 700 songs according to the poets who inspired him or the literary circles they belonged to.
Composition History
In 1816, Franz Schubert and his friends, including Joseph Spaun, planned to publish a collection of his songs, starting with eight volumes.
Historical Context
Johann Chrysostomus Senn, a poet featured on this album, was imprisoned and exiled due to his opposition to state authority during the 'Karlsbad Resolutions' era.
Recording & Production
The performers on this album benefit from the Neue Schubert Ausgabe (New Schubert Edition) by Bärenreiter, which uses primary sources like autograph copies.
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