Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Schubert: Winterreise D. 911 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:14:52 minutes | 591 MB | Genre: Classical
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Matthias Goerne’s 2014 release of Winterreise concludes his series of Franz Schubert’s lieder on Harmonia Mundi. This is the third recording Goerne has made of the song cycle, following his 1997 album with Graham Johnson on Hyperion, and a live recording released in 2004 on Decca, where he was joined by Alfred Brendel in a recital at Wigmore Hall. Here, Goerne and his accompanist, Christoph Eschenbach, deliver a subtle version that is full of intense darkness. The gloom and despair of the wanderer is increasingly conveyed in Goerne’s singing, so by the end of the journey, the feeling of exhaustion in Der Wegweiser (track 20) and Der Leiermann (track 24) brings the point of the cycle across. The recording is reasonably close to the performers and they have credible presence, which enhances the songs’ deeply personal expression. This recording attests to the continuing popularity of Winterreise, and it is one of the best of several versions to be released in 2014.
Tracklist:
1-01. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 I. Gute Nacht (05:29)
1-02. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 II. Die Wetterfahne (01:48)
1-03. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 III. Gefrorne Tranen (02:42)
1-04. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 IV. Erstarrung (02:54)
1-05. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 Der Lindenbaum (05:21)
1-06. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 VI. Wasserflut (04:29)
1-07. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 VII. Auf dem Flusse (03:04)
1-08. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 VIII. Ruckblick (02:15)
1-09. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 IX. Irrlicht (03:00)
1-10. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – 0Winterreise, D. 911 X. Rast (03:25)
1-11. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XI. Fruhlingstraum (04:32)
1-12. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XII. Einsamkeit (02:49)
1-13. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XIII. Die Post (02:17)
1-14. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XIV. Der greise Kopf (03:25)
1-15. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XV. Die Krahe (02:08)
1-16. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XVI. Letzte Hoffnung (01:54)
1-17. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XVII. Im Dorfe (02:56)
1-18. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XVIII. Der sturmische Morgen (00:51)
1-19. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XIX. Tauschung (01:22)
1-20. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XX. Der Wegweiser (04:06)
1-21. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XXI. Das Wirtshaus (05:38)
1-22. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XXII. Mut! (01:23)
1-23. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XXIII. Die Nebensonnen (02:40)
1-24. Matthias Goerne & Christoph Eschenbach – Winterreise, D. 911 XXIV. Der Leiermann (04:12)
Personnel:
Matthias Goerne, baritone
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
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