Matthias Goerne & Leif Ove Andsnes – Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Matthias Goerne & Leif Ove Andsnes – Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:16 minutes | 883 MB | Genre: Classical
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Justinus Kerner, a poet and a practicing physician fascinated with occultism, somnambulism and magnetism, inspired young Schumann who, at just seventeen, set to music the singular poet’s verses. He would eventually come back to it in 1840 with a strange cycle, “a masterpiece of dereliction” (according to Brigitte François-Sappey) he wrote as an exorcism for his mental illness: through a suite of twelve poems (Zwölf Gedichte Op. 35, better known as “Kerner Lieder”), Schumann projects his own destiny, questioning himself, trying to understand why sadness overwhelms his soul even though he’s in-love and newlywed.

This pain produced a series of masterpieces that are still admired for their musical and philosophical reach. Liederkreis Op. 24 also dates back to 1840, a surprisingly prolific year for Schumann who composed like a mad man; his first cycle of lieder based on poems by Heinrich Heine about love and its inevitable consequences: expectations, hope, disillusionment and farewells.

The result of many years of collaboration between Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes, this album, recorded in Berlin in 2018, will undoubtedly be a landmark in Schumannian interpretation. The German baritone’s voice has grown deeper with age, giving a unique intensity rich with doubt and desolation, an impression reinforced by the strength and intensity of the Norwegian pianist’s performance. – François Hudry

Tracklist:
1. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 1. Morgens steh’ ich auf (00:57)
2. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 2. Es treibt mich hin (01:09)
3. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 3. Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen (03:44)
4. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 4. Lieb’ Liebchen (01:02)
5. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 5. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden (03:20)
6. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 6. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann (01:53)
7. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 7. Berg’ und Burgen schaun herunter (03:55)
8. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 8. Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen (00:54)
9. Liederkreis, Op. 24: 9. Mit Myrten und Rosen (03:34)
10. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 1. Lust der Sturmnacht (01:35)
11. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 2. Stirb, Lieb’ und Freud’ (06:14)
12. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 3. Wanderlied (03:00)
13. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 4. Erstes Grün (01:43)
14. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 5. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend (02:03)
15. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 6. Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes (03:51)
16. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 7. Wanderung (01:15)
17. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 8. Stille Liebe (03:13)
18. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 9. Frage (01:25)
19. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 10. Stille Tränen (03:33)
20. Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 11. Wer machte dich so kran

Personnel:
Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

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