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

Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:27 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. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 1. Morgens steh’ ich auf (00:57)
2. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 2. Es treibt mich hin (01:09)
3. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 3. Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen (03:44)
4. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 4. Lieb’ Liebchen (01:02)
5. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 5. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden (03:20)
6. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 6. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann (01:53)
7. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 7. Berg’ und Burgen schaun herunter (03:55)
8. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 8. Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen (00:54)
9. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Liederkreis, Op. 24: 9. Mit Myrten und Rosen (03:34)
10. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 1. Lust der Sturmnacht (01:35)
11. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 2. Stirb, Lieb’ und Freud’ (06:14)
12. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 3. Wanderlied (03:00)
13. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 4. Erstes Grün (01:43)
14. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 5. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend (02:03)
15. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 6. Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes (03:51)
16. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 7. Wanderung (01:15)
17. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 8. Stille Liebe (03:13)
18. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 9. Frage (01:25)
19. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 10. Stille Tränen (03:33)
20. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 11. Wer machte dich so krank? (02:19)
21. Leif Ove Andsnes & Matthias Goerne – Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 12. Alte Laute (02:37)

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

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