When these discs were recorded back in 1983, little did the unsuspecting public realize that this was a test run for one of the greatest projects in the history of recordings: a complete edition of all Schubert's songs with piano accompaniment. All the public knew was that here were two of the sweetest, kindest, and most generous discs of Schubert yet released, two discs of some of the most beautiful songs ever composed sung by the crème de la crème of British singers accompanied by Graham Johnson, the masterful pianist who ...
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When these discs were recorded back in 1983, little did the unsuspecting public realize that this was a test run for one of the greatest projects in the history of recordings: a complete edition of all Schubert's songs with piano accompaniment. All the public knew was that here were two of the sweetest, kindest, and most generous discs of Schubert yet released, two discs of some of the most beautiful songs ever composed sung by the crème de la crème of British singers accompanied by Graham Johnson, the masterful pianist who would shortly mastermind the complete edition of all Schubert's songs with piano accompaniment. That was all anyone needed to know. Felicity Lott's Auflösung (D. 807) is as overwhelmingly powerful a performance of that mighty song as has ever been recorded. Ann Murray's Nacht und Träume (D. 827) is a rapturously luminous rendering of that blissful song as has ever been recorded. Anthony Rolfe Johnson and Ann Murray's Mignon und der Harfner (D. 877/1) is as heartrending a performance...
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Add this copy of 4 Schubertiade to cart. $9.98, new condition, Sold by BMC1701 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Norwalk, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Hyperion UK.
Add this copy of 4 Schubertiade to cart. $10.49, very good condition, Sold by Music Fiendz rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from South Hackensack, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Hyperion UK.
