The Hyperion label's complete cycle of Franz Liszt's songs, which here reaches its sixth volume, has been consistently well done and promises to add quite a few pieces to the song repertory, but this volume may mark a new high point. The program covers songs from between 1841 and 1859 when Liszt was trying to back away from his rock star image and broaden his palette. They are mostly in German, with a few French songs, including four settings of Victor Hugo. There are several strong points, starting with the impressive ...
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The Hyperion label's complete cycle of Franz Liszt's songs, which here reaches its sixth volume, has been consistently well done and promises to add quite a few pieces to the song repertory, but this volume may mark a new high point. The program covers songs from between 1841 and 1859 when Liszt was trying to back away from his rock star image and broaden his palette. They are mostly in German, with a few French songs, including four settings of Victor Hugo. There are several strong points, starting with the impressive singing of soprano Julia Kleiter and her startling quiet upper register. Then move on to the generally high quality of the songs on the program, which includes not only the Hugo songs but also a set of Schiller poems and pieces with texts by Heine and Goethe. There are settings of Die Lorelei and Goethe's Mignons Lied, in which Liszt is clearly aware of his famous antecedents, but pushes their boundaries. He writes just a few songs that favor his role as a pianist, like Der Alpenjäger,...
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