Schumann: Selected Songs

On this CD:

1. Myrthen for voice & piano, Op.25: No.1, "Widmung" for voice & piano
Composed by Dominick Argento
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

2. Der Nussbaum ("Es grünet ein Nussbaum vor dem Haus"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/3
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

3. Die Lotosblume ("Die Lotosblume ängstigt sich..."), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/7
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

4. Lied der Suleika ("Wie mit innigstem Behangen"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/9
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

5. Du bist wie eine Blume, song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/24
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

6. Waldesgespräch ("Es ist schon spät, es ist schon kalt"), song for voice & piano (Liederkreis), Op. 39/3
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

7. Mondnacht ("Es war als hätt der Himmel..."), song for voice & piano (Liederkreis), Op. 39/5
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

8. Erstes Grün ("Du junges Grün, du frisches Gras!"), song for voice & piano, Op. 35/4
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

9. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend ("Wär' ich nie aus euch gegangen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 35/5
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

10. Die Kartenlegerin ("Schlief die Mutter endlich ein"), song for voice & piano, Op. 31/2
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

11. Frauenliebe und -leben, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 42
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

12. Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling I ("Mutter! Mutter! Glaube nicht!"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/11
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

13. Lied der Braut aus dem Liebesfrühling II ("Lass mich ihn am Busen hangen"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/12
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

14. Die Soldatenbraut ("Ach, wenn's nur"), song for voice & piano, Op. 64/1
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by James Lockhart, Margaret Price

Tracks:

Abbitte, Op.2
Schlummerlied, Op.9 No.3
Mit Schwarzen Segln, Op.9 No.5
Sommers Ende, Op.10 No.7
In Ein Altes Stammbuch, Op.27 No.1
Mach Mich Zum Wachter Deiner Weiten, Op.20 No.3
Siziliane, Op.28 No.1
Die Fahrt, Op.13 No.2
Feldeinsamkeit, Op.86 No.2
Wie Rafft Ich Mich Auf, Op.32 No.1
Die Mainacht, Op.48 No.2
Aus Den Ostliche Rosen
Zum Schluss
Widmung
Fruhlingsglaube, Op.20 No.2
An Sylvia, Op.106 No.4
An Die Musik, Op.88 No.4
Lied Eines Schiffers An Die Dioskuren, Op.65 No.1
Der Einsame, Op.41
Fischerweise, Op.96 No.4
Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen, Op.72
Meeres Stille, Op.3 No.2

Customer Reviews:

Robert Brooks, excellent singer but too little known.......2001-10-29

I was pleasantly surprised by this first cd sung by Robert Brooks. The songs by Anton Gatscha are less known but very interesting. Each time you listen to them, the dramatic effect gets stronger. In Brahms and Schumann the listener is on more familiar ground and can really enjoy Brooks's beautiful voice and good mastering of musical expression. The best for me however is the Schubert part: I have compared his "Silvia" or "Dioskuren" to other the interpretations of other singers, and for me his way of singing compares very favourably. Especially I am impressed by the quality of the voice and the very great attention to each detail and the "musical line", nearly perfect in the Schubert Lieder.