Schumann: Songs of love and loss Vocal & Song Piano Chandos

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ROBERT SCHUMANN

(1810-1856)

Mein schoner Stern!, Op. 101 No. 4

2:44

from Minnespiel aus Rückerts Liebesfrühling

Langsam

Gedichte der Konigin Maria Stuart, Op. 135

9:43

[I]

Abschied von Frankreich. Ziemlich langsam

1:52

[II]

Nach der Geburt ihres Sohnes. Langsam

1:35

[III]

An die Königin Elisabeth. Leidenschaftlich

1:32

[IV]

Abschied von der Welt. Langsam

2:59

[V]

Gebet. [ ]

1:41

Requiem, Op. 90 No. 7

4:07

(Altkatholisches Gedicht)

from Sechs Gedichte von Nikolaus Lenau und Requiem

Langsam - Nach und nach belebter - Erstes Tempo

Liederkreis, Op. 39

25:29

(Joseph von Eichendorff)

In der Fremde. Nicht schnell

2:06

Intermezzo. Langsam - Nach und nach schneller und schneller - [ ]

1:43

10.

III

Waldesgespräch. Ziemlich rasch

2:18

11.

Die Stille. Nicht schnell, immer sehr leise - Etwas lebhafter - Erstes Tempo

1:33

12.

Mondnacht. Zart, heimliche

3:58

13.

Schöne Fremde. Innig, bewegt

1:19

14.

VII

Auf einer Burg. Adagio

2:40

15.

VIII

In der Fremde. Zart, heimlich

1:21

16.

Wehmut. Sehr langsam

2:41

17.

Zwielicht. Langsam

2:52

18.

In Walde. Ziemlich lebendig

1:16

19.

XII

Frühlingsnacht. Ziemlich rasch

1:32

Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

23:54

(Acht Lieder nach Adelbert von Chamisso)

Oswald Lorenz gewidmet

20.

Seit ich ihn gesehen. Larghetto

2:29

21.

Er, der Herrlichste von allen. Innig, lebhaft

3:57

22.

III

Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben. Mit Leidenschaft - Etwas langsamer - Adagio - [ ]

1:35

23.

Du Ring an meinem Finger. Innig - Nach und nach rascher - [ ]

2:56

24.

Helft mir, ihr Schwestern. Ziemlich schnell

2:07

25.

Süßer Freund, du blickest. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck - Lebhafter - Adagio

4:56

26.

VII

An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust. Fröhlich, innig - Schneller - Noch schneller - Langsamer

1:35

27.

VIII

Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan. Adagio - [ ] - Adagio. Tempo wie das erste Lied

4:14

65:58

Solo: Eugene Asti piano

12-14 December 2007

Sarah Connolly’s beautifully sung Frauenliebe und –leben often called to mind Janet Baker’s early recording with Martin Isepp. From the sad reverie of the opening song , Connolly, like Baker, gives the cycle a more melancholy introspective cast than most Connolly’s is a psychology convincing reading, abetted by the fastidious, if sometimes self-effacing, Eugene Asti Connolly also makes an eloquent case for some much-malinged late Schumann, singing the bleak, confessional Maria Stuart songs with the touching directness and intimacy of feeling that mark her whole recital.

Gramophone

Sarah Connolly reveals much of the composer’s fervent inwardness – something she and her accompanist, Eugene Asti, capture so well throughout. Connolly’s light, focussed mezzo brings a sense of emotional fragility to the Maria Stuart songs, too, withoutseeming over-ponderous. Connolly creates a special sense of intimacy here which also characterises her performance of Frauenliebe und-leben - warmly breathed and beautifully shaped.

BBC Music Magazine

Connolly has waited long for her due recognition – at least on disc – as one of the world’s most versatile mezzos, but with her Covent Garden debut later this season, and this exceptional new Schumann recital, one can justly claim that she has arrived… Connolly, in sumptuous voice, brings these songs and the two great cycles vividly to life.

The Sunday Times

Her assured phrasing and rich, warm voice breathe life into Schumann’s two great song cycles.

Observer

Deeply felt, meltingly phrased and probingly thoughtful accounts of some of the greatest songs ever written.

Classic FM Magazine

Schumann’s love songs play to the strengths of Sarah Connolly’s rich and characterful mezzo. There is much to enjoy here from both Connolly and the illuminating accompanist Asti.

The Times

Connolly’s warm, amber mezzo is a beautiful instrument and, in tandem with the discerning Eugene Asti, she gives deeply felt performances of all three.

The Telegraph

Another delight for a worthy recipient is Sarah Connolly’s CD of Schumann Leider - Songs of Love and Loss.

The Singer

Leiderkriess is superbly done - an unnerving voyage through a soured Romantic landscape, awash with intimations of the horrors that lurk unsuspected in the corners ofd the psyche. Asti is her breathtaking fine accompanist.

The Guardian

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