"I hope that, before a judge, I could provide evidence of my good sense and my good taste" was Beethoven's lukewarm comment on his art song output. Only toward the end of his life did Beethoven develop a song language comparable in its innovation to his symphonies, piano sonatas, and string quartets; An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (1816), virtually invented the genre of the song cycle. Performers have cherry-picked the melodic gem Adelaide (1795) and a few other songs, but German baritone Dietrich Henschel here sets out ...
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"I hope that, before a judge, I could provide evidence of my good sense and my good taste" was Beethoven's lukewarm comment on his art song output. Only toward the end of his life did Beethoven develop a song language comparable in its innovation to his symphonies, piano sonatas, and string quartets; An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 (1816), virtually invented the genre of the song cycle. Performers have cherry-picked the melodic gem Adelaide (1795) and a few other songs, but German baritone Dietrich Henschel here sets out instead to evaluate Beethoven as a song composer and offers many insights. Henschel has Fischer-Dieskau's effortless way of handling notes in many parts of his range; even if he doesn't match the almost metaphysical lyricism of Fischer-Dieskau's An die ferne Geliebte, he's an adept and attractive singer with plenty of power in reserve. Tempos on several songs are quick but not indefensible. The disc offers a varied selection from among Beethoven's more than 80 songs. Some sound like...
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