Along with the identity of Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved" and the specifics of Franz Schubert's sexual proclivities, the possible love triangle between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms has been one of the most chewed-over bits of tabloid musicology. Now, tenor Werner Güra and pianist Christoph Berner have developed a concert program in which readings from the three composers' correspondence are woven together with selected songs by each of them, framing the music and the letters as exegeses of the other, ...
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Along with the identity of Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved" and the specifics of Franz Schubert's sexual proclivities, the possible love triangle between Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms has been one of the most chewed-over bits of tabloid musicology. Now, tenor Werner Güra and pianist Christoph Berner have developed a concert program in which readings from the three composers' correspondence are woven together with selected songs by each of them, framing the music and the letters as exegeses of the other, shedding light on the interplay between their interconnected personal lives and compositions. This recording is an attempt to adapt that semi-dramatic format to CD. In doing so, the two have wisely opted to print the excerpted letters in the booklet rather than present them as spoken readings, meaning that listeners who are interested in the letters can digest them at their own pace, while those who would rather listen to the songs unmolested are free to do so. And it is quite a listening...
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