Schumann: Dichterliebe - Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder
4/30/2013, 27 Tracks, 59:36
Featuring
Arnold Bezuyen
Jura Margulis
Robert Schumann
Alban Berg
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Composition History
Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe was initially offered to a publisher with 20 songs, but they refused it due to its large scale, requesting a smaller composition instead.
Performer Biography
Arnold Bezuyen, the tenor on this recording, has performed at major international venues including Teatro alla Scala, the Bayreuth Festival, Covent Garden, and the Vienna Staatsoper.
Performer Biography
Jura Margulis, the pianist on this recording, is praised by critics for his 'controlled obsession' and 'absolute authority' in his interpretations.
Interpretation
While Alban Berg's Seven Early Songs are usually sung by women, this recording features a tenor, which is noted as interesting because some texts are conceived from a man's perspective.
Composition History
Alban Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs) were composed between 1905 and 1908 but were not orchestrated and published until 1928.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann, composer of Dichterliebe, set a total of 39 of Heinrich Heine's poems to music.
Composition History
The published version of Robert Schumann's Dichterliebe in 1844 contained only 16 of the original 20 songs, possibly due to its large scale.
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