ROBERT SCHUMANN

 

Maria Stuart Lieder

 

Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135

Rückert-Lieder

Liederkreis Op. 39

Myrthen Op. 25

 

Bernarda Fink - mezzo soprano

Anthony Spiri - piano

 

‘I would like to sing myself to death like a nightingale’, wrote Schumann in 1840, revealing a sudden passion for the lied, a genre he had hitherto disdained. Written in 1852 in a period of intense nervous suffering, the cycle of Poems of Queen Mary Stuart stands out for its austerity and exceptional concentration of resources; it might be seen as Schumann’s testament.

 

"…it's hard to think of a more consistently pleasing example of this voice category recording today." International Record Review, February 2009

 

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