Although CPO's series of recordings of the complete songs of Brahms lacks the delightful liner notes of Hyperion's series of recordings of the complete songs of Schubert, CPO's series is otherwise Hyperion's equal in every way. First, of course, there is the music. Although Brahms' songs lack the vernal freshness of Schubert's songs, their autumnal ripeness is just as appealing and the lyrical expressivity of Brahms' melodies and the immense intensity of his settings is just as compelling. Second, of course, there are the ...
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Although CPO's series of recordings of the complete songs of Brahms lacks the delightful liner notes of Hyperion's series of recordings of the complete songs of Schubert, CPO's series is otherwise Hyperion's equal in every way. First, of course, there is the music. Although Brahms' songs lack the vernal freshness of Schubert's songs, their autumnal ripeness is just as appealing and the lyrical expressivity of Brahms' melodies and the immense intensity of his settings is just as compelling. Second, of course, there are the performances. Although CPO's Juliane Banse, Iris Vermillion, and Andreas Schmidt are more mature singers than Hyperion's mostly youthful singers, their voices ideally match Brahms' more serious songs. This volume of the songs from Opp. 84, 85, 86, and 94 are Brahms at the peak of his maturity and the height of his skills and Banse, Vermillion, and Schmidt sing them with impeccable understanding and complete compassion. Although one might find performances from the great singers of the...
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Add this copy of Johannes Brahms: Lieder (Complete Edition, Vol. 7) to cart. $8.49, very good condition, Sold by Priceless Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Urbana, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by CPO.
