Program 3: Singing the Romantic Self
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Program 3: Singing the Romantic Self
The Romantic movement gave birth to a new era of individuality, heralded by the innovative poetry of Goethe and the musical genius of Schubert. The Romantics were also fascinated by the natural and supernatural worlds, which are explored in contrasting settings of Goethe’s eerie poem “Der Erlkönig.” Groundbreaking songs of longing, loneliness, and love, by Beethoven and the Mendelssohn siblings, are also featured.
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Host & Artistic Director:
Thomas Hampson
Co-Produced by the Hampsong Foundation and The WFMT Radio Network
Production Team:
Executive Producers: Thomas Hampson & Steve Robinson (The WFMT Radio Network)
Audio Producer: Carolyn Paulin (The WFMT Radio Network)
Coordinating Producer: Miriam Lewin
Project Manager: Christie Finn
Writer for Singing the Romantic Self: Scott Burnham, Princeton University
Song listings with composer / poet, performers, CD label, and CD number are listed below.
Jessye Norman sings Schubert and Mahler
“Rastlose Liebe” (“Restless Love”), D. 138 (1815)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Jessye Norman, soprano
Philip Moll, piano
(“Rastlose Liebe” recorded 1984)
Philips: 000551002
An die ferne Geliebte: Lieder by Beethoven and His Contemporaries
“Sind es Schmerzen, sind es Freuden” (“Is it pain or is it love?”) (1813)
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Text: Ludwig Tieck (1773-1853)
Hermann Prey, baritone
Michael Krist, piano
Originally released by Mercury Records in 1974
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Festival Overture, Capriccio Italien / Beethoven: Wellington’s Victory
Excerpt from Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91 (1813)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Doráti, conductor
(Recorded in 1960)
Mercury Living Presence: 434 360
Fischer-Dieskau Edition, Vol. 4 – Brahms, Beethoven
“An die Hoffnung” (“Ode to Hope”), Op. 94 (1813, revised 1815)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Text: Christoph August Tiedge (1752-1841)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Hertha Klust, piano
(“An die Hoffnung” recorded from 1951-2)
Audite: 95601
Schumann: Dichterliebe / Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte
“Auf dem Hügel” & “Nimm sie hin” from An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), Op. 98 (1816)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Text: Alois Jeitteles (1794-1858)
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
(“Auf dem Hügel” & “Nimm sie hin” recorded in 1994)
EMI Classics: 551472
Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt: Lieder
“Frage” (“Question”), Op. 9, No. 1 (1827)
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Text: Heinrich Voss, attr. (1751-1826)
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
(“Frage” recorded in 1982)
EMI Classics Special Import: 573836
Mendelssohn Edition, Vol. 3: Paulus, Elias, Lieder
“Sehnsucht” (“Longing”), Op. 94 (1813, revised 1815)
Composer: Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Text: Heinrich Voss, attr. (1751-1826) or Johann Gustav Droysen, attr. (1808-1884)
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Warner Classics: 4692699
Bryn Terfel: An die Musik – Favorite Schubert Songs (1994)
“Der Wanderer” (“The Wanderer”), D. 489/493 (1816)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Georg Philipp Schmidt von Lübeck (1766-1849)
Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Deutsche Grammophon: 000874902
Legends – Schubert: Winterreise / Pears, Britten (1963)
“Einsamkeit” (“Loneliness”), from Winterreise D. 911 (1827)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827)
Peter Pears, tenor
Benjamin Britten, piano
London/Decca Legends: 466382
EMI Masters: Hans Hotter: Winterreise / Schwanengesang
“Der Doppelgänger,” from Schwanengesang D. 957 (1828)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
Hans Hotter, bass-baritone
Gerald Moore, piano
Warner Classics: 5099999372620
Josef Greindl singt Carl Loewe Balladen
“Der Erlkönig” (often translated as “The Elf-King”), from 3 Balladen (pub. 1824)
Composer: Carl Loewe (1796-1869)
Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Josef Greindl, bass
Hertha Klust, piano
Preiser Records: 90295
Schubert: Greatest Hits
“Der Erlkönig” (often translated as “The Elf-King”), D. 328 (1815)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Brigitte Fassbaender, soprano
Cord Garben, piano
Sony: 64069
Schubert: 12 Lieder
“An die Musik” (“Ode to Music”), D. 547 a-b (1817)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Franz von Schober (1796-1882)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Edwin Fischer, piano
EMI Classics Références: 5674942
