Schubert Revisited: Lieder Arranged for Baritone and Orchestra

Featuring

Florian Donderer
Matthias Goerne
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Franz Schubert

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Compositional Technique

Alexander Schmalcz's orchestration of 'Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß' uses double bass harmonics to create a 'plaintive tone' and 'infinite sense of pain'.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Matthias Goerne, the baritone on this album, considers Schubert one of the most important composers in human history due to his ability to empathize.

Recording & Production

This recording with The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen was made without a conductor; Matthias Goerne sang and conducted with the help of the orchestra's leader, Florian Donderer.

Compositional Technique

Schubert's songs, of which he wrote over six hundred, achieve a perfect balance between intellectuality and naturalness, making even complicated melodies sound entirely natural.

Compositional Technique

In the arrangement of 'Erlkönig,' Alexander Schmalcz creates an 'extremely strange, deep, dull and gruff murmur' by having only timpani and double bass play at certain points.

Recording & Production

This album features Schubert's Lieder arranged for voice and orchestra by Alexander Schmalcz, the singer's long-time accompanist.

Interpretation

Matthias Goerne, the baritone, prefers Alexander Schmalcz's arrangements over some others, like Brahms's, which he finds too dense for the intimacy of the songs.