ERICH KORNGOLD

Sonnett fur Wien, Op.41

 

Abschiedslieder Op.14

3 Lieder Op.18

3 Lieder Op.22

4 Shakespeare Songs Op.31

Unvergänglichkeit (The Eternal) Op.27

Songs of the Clown Op.29

5 Lieder Op.38, 1947

 

Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano); William Dazeley (baritone); Iain Burnside (piano)

 

Erich Korngold is perhaps best known as the pioneering émigré composer whose grand orchestral scores defined the sound of film during the golden age of Hollywood.As well as this however, his considerably large output for voice in the form of lieder and song highlighted the strong bond that Korngold forever held with his homeland and the city of Vienna, the city inextricably linked to the high-Romantic style that Korngold so ably perfected. This disc continues the successful, long-running collaboration between Signum and the pianist and broadcaster Iain Burnside, as well as being our second disc with star opera singer and recitalist Sarah Connolly.

 

Signum SIGCD160