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Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson

Schwanengesang

About this CD

Concluding a highly acclaimed series of Schubert song cycles on the Wigmore Hall Live label, the much anticipated Schwanengesang is available nationwide from Monday 6 February 2012. Recorded live on the Wigmore stage by Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson in April 2010, the song cycle was collated after Schubert’s death by the publisher Haslinger and, through the works of three poets, depicts a despairing man tormented by his lost love.

Often sorrowful, sometimes enraged, this performance never fails to search deep within the emotive poetry, truly exploring the drama that unfolds through the fourteen poems. Famed for his superlative Schubertian pianism, Johnson features here not as an accompanist but as an equal, as Maltman’s stunningly colourful voice seems to display an infinite palette of timbres, carefully and subtly nuanced throughout.

Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise, recorded by Christopher Maltman and Graham Johnson for Wigmore Hall Live, are available to buy now. Schwanengesang is available nationwide from Monday 6 February.

Performers

• Christopher Maltman baritone
• Graham Johnson piano

Track Listing

Franz Schubert

• Schwanengesang, D957
  • 01 Liebesbotschaft - 03.05
  • 02 Kriegers Ahnung - 04.21
  • 03 Frühlingssehnsucht - 03.54
  • 04 Ständchen - 03.57
  • 05 Aufenthalt - 03.16
  • 06 In der Ferne - 05.10
  • 07 Abschied - 04.46
  • 08 Der Atlas - 02.08
  • 09 Ihr Bild - 02.16
  • 10 Das Fischermädchen - 02.03
  • 11 Die Stadt - 02.08
  • 12 Am Meer - 03.39
  • 13 Der Doppelgänger - 03.35
  • 14 Die Taubenpost - 04.42
• encores
  • 15 Introduction - 00.12
  • 16 Herbst, D945 - 03.47
  • 17 Introduction - 01.08
  • 18 Der Winterabend, D938 - 08.15

Product Details

• Total Time: 63.26
• Cat. Number: WHLIVE0049
• Recorded: 20 April 2010