Florian Boesch - Decades: A Century of Song - Volume 4

Whilst politically 1840-1850 was dominated by the build up to revolutionary explosion, musically the decade continued to produce an ever-richening seam of contrasting songs. Headlining this volume is Schumann's remarkable 'Liederkreis, Op 24', whose nine poems by Heinrich Heine are vividly portrayed by Florian Boesch. Germany is further represented in four wonderful Mendelssohn songs, France in four works by C�sar Franck, Russia in songs by Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Italy by Donizetti, and Sweden by Lindblad, Josephson and Geijer. Distinguished baritone Florian Boesch, one of the great Lieder singers of our time, takes pride of place, with a strong supporting cast: sparkling Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan, tenors Nick Pritchard and Oliver Johnston, Swedish mezzo Ida Evelina R�nzl�v and Russian baritone Alexey Gusev, all accompanied by series creator, pianist Malcolm Martineau. Of especial note are four fine Mendelssohn songs sung by Samuel Hasselhorn, already a major prize winner, whose rich voice and expressive yet diction-perfect performances mark him out as a baritone to watch. Extensive presentation includes 64 page booklet with authoritative note in three languages by renowned song expert and series consultant Prof Susan Youens, with full texts and translations.

1) Morgens Steh' Ich Auf Und Frage - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
2) Es Treibt Mich Hin - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
3) Ich Wandelte Unter Den Bäumen - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
4) Lieb' Liebchen - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
5) Schöne Wiege Meiner Leiden - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
6) Warte, Warte, Wilder Schiffmann - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
7) Berg' Und Burgen Schaun Herunter - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
8) Anfangs Wollt' Ich Fast Verzagen - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
9) Mit Myrten Und Rosen - Florian Boesch/Malcolm Martineau ()
10) Nochnoy Zefir - Anush Hovhannisyan/Malcolm Martineau ()
11) Mne Grustno - Anush Hovhannisyan/Malcolm Martineau ()
12) Shestnadtsat' Let - Anush Hovhannisyan/Malcolm Martineau ()
13) Priznaniye - Alexey Gusev/Malcolm Martineau ()
14) Souvenance, FWV70 - Nick Pritchard/Malcolm Martineau ()
15) L'émir De Bengador, FWV72 - Nick Pritchard/Malcolm Martineau ()
16) Le Sylphe, FWV73 - Nick Pritchard/Malcolm Martineau ()
17) Aimer, FWV76 - Nick Pritchard/Malcolm Martineau ()
18) Una Lacrima - Oliver Johnston/Malcolm Martineau ()
19) Il Sospiro - Oliver Johnston/Malcolm Martineau ()
20) En Sommerdag - Ida Evelina Ränzlöv/Malcolm Martineau ()
21) Aftonen - Ida Evelina Ränzlöv/Malcolm Martineau ()
22) Serenad, Op. 8 - Ida Evelina Ränzlöv/Malcolm Martineau ()
23) Natthimelen - Ida Evelina Ränzlöv/Malcolm Martineau ()
24) Altdeutsches Frühlingslied, Op. Posth. 86, No. 6 - Samuel Hasselhorn/Malcolm Martineau ()
25) Nachtlied, Op. 71, No. 6 - Samuel Hasselhorn/Malcolm Martineau ()
26) Venetianisches Gondellied, Op. 57, No. 5 - Samuel Hasselhorn/Malcolm Martineau ()
27) Warnung Vor Dem Rhein, WoO16 - Samuel Hasselhorn/Malcolm Martineau ()