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The ultimate song cycle performed by two of today’s foremost lieder interpreters; this release is destined to become the reference recording for anyone interested in the great German song tradition. Baritone Florian Boesch’s eagerly-awaited second album on Linn presents Robert Schumann’s best-loved song cycle, Dichterliebe, Op. 48: sixteen poetic gems by Heinrich Heine which reflect on a poet’s idea of love and loss. Treated on equal terms, the piano plays a decisive role, adding extra layers whilst emphasizing and enhancing the text. The lesser-known Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kernercomplete the programme. This recording reunites the exceptional partnership of Florian Boesch and leading song pianist Malcolm Martineau, whose previous Linn recording, Schumann & Mahler: Lieder, won the 2019 BBC Music Magazine Vocal Award. Surely the lieder recording highlight of the year!
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Reviews
“… those willing to take Boesch on his own terms – song heightened speech – should fine much to enjoy and ponder.”
Richard Wigmore – Gramophone magazine – August 2023
Classical Album of the Week
“The contradictory qualities of passion and restraint, of abandon and control that are required to navigate Schumann’s immortal song cycle are ones that Boesch encompasses with ease. The Austrian baritone’s recording with the great pianist Martineau is a wonderful addition to the Dichterliebe library…” ****
Dan Cairns – The Sunday Times – 30 July 2023
Performance **** Recording *****
“This is a deeply expressive account of Dichterliebe. Indeed, it’s the combination of questioning intellect and feeling that makes Boesch and Martineau’s version of this cycle of Heinrich Heine poems so distinctive..”
Christopher Cook – BBC Music magazine – August 2023
“The velvety tone of Florian Boesch creates the perfect sound world for the expressive weight of these settings of poems by Heine and Kerner “ ****
Andrew Clements – The Guardian – 15 June 2023
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