Anne Sofie von Otter is wonderful and does justice to the beauty of the music of Great Robert Schumann. Together with Bernarda Fink, both born in 1955, they relive the great time of Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig (at least for me, for some reason. OC here we are talking of the highest standards of lieder singing mentioning these four wonderful ladies! ❤❤❤❤)
Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 (Robert Schumann, 1840) 00:00 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen 02:22 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen 05:23 3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben 07:15 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger 10:02 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern 11:53 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest 16:50 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust 18:08 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
This song cycle can, at times, sound mawkish. That comes, in my opinion, from the fact that some performers tend to sing it (for the sake of cohesion?) with similar pathos and gravity throughout, which I think is an error, its essence being more miscellaneous. Von Otter's rendition, however, is full of that versatile, subtle intelligence this masterwork demands, and, where others use poignancy and weight as cementing, she uses dynamics and poise.
Anne Sofie von Otter is wonderful and does justice to the beauty of the music of Great Robert Schumann. Together with Bernarda Fink, both born in 1955, they relive the great time of Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig (at least for me, for some reason. OC here we are talking of the highest standards of lieder singing mentioning these four wonderful ladies! ❤❤❤❤)
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Still my favorite interpretation of this song cycle. 💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖🎶
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Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 (Robert Schumann, 1840)
00:00 1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
02:22 2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
05:23 3. Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben
07:15 4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
10:02 5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
11:53 6. Süsser Freund, du blickest
16:50 7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
18:08 8. Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
This voice and the piano, this interpretation, that's the Lied, its magic!
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Fabulous! Man, is she good. Our new Schwarzkopf! Finally, someone besides her who knows how to read a poem!
👏 AND thank you for following along with the channel.
This song cycle can, at times, sound mawkish. That comes, in my opinion, from the fact that some performers tend to sing it (for the sake of cohesion?) with similar pathos and gravity throughout, which I think is an error, its essence being more miscellaneous. Von Otter's rendition, however, is full of that versatile, subtle intelligence this masterwork demands, and, where others use poignancy and weight as cementing, she uses dynamics and poise.
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