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Heimweh: Schubert Lieder

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Label: Pentatone

Cat No: PTC5186839

Barcode: 0827949083969

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 8th February 2019

Works

Schubert, Franz

Abschied (Leb wohl, du schone Erde), D829
An den Mond, D259
An mein Herz, D860
Ave Maria, D839 (Ellens Gesang III, op.52 no.6)
Das Heimweh, D456
Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965
Der Zwerg, D771 op.22 no.1
Erster Verlust, D226
Gesange (4) aus Wilhelm Meister, D877

» no.2 Heiss' mich nicht reden

» no.3 So lasst mich scheinen

» no.4 Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 'Lied der Mignon'

Jager, ruhe von der Jagd, D838 (Ellens Gesang II, op.52 no.2)
Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus, D837 (Ellens Gesang I, op.52 no.1)
Totengrabers Heimweh, D842
Viola, D786

Artists

Anna Lucia Richter (soprano)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)

Works

Schubert, Franz

» no.2 Heiss' mich nicht reden

» no.3 So lasst mich scheinen

» no.4 Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt 'Lied der Mignon'

Jager, ruhe von der Jagd, D838 (Ellens Gesang II, op.52 no.2)
Raste Krieger, Krieg ist aus, D837 (Ellens Gesang I, op.52 no.1)
Totengrabers Heimweh, D842
Viola, D786

Artists

Anna Lucia Richter (soprano)
Gerold Huber (piano)
Matthias Schorn (clarinet)

About

On her PENTATONE debut album, young German star soprano Anna Lucia Richter explores the heart-wrenching, timeless and universal feeling of Heimweh (homesickness) through a collection of extraordinary Schubert songs. Richter approaches the notion of Heimweh from several perspectives: from that of queens, young girls and shepherds to that of soldiers, dwarfs and gravediggers. The repertoire consists of the original, German-language version of Ave Maria, three Mignon songs (Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, Heiss micht nicht reden and So lasst mich scheinen), the sinister Der Zwerg, the expansive flower ballad Viola and many others. Richter is accompanied by pianist Gerold Huber, with whom she has formed a congenial Lieder tandem in the last years. They are joined by clarinettist Matthias Schorn on the final song of the programme, the quasi concert aria Der Hirt auf dem Felsen.

“Anna Lucia Richter's beguiling, light soprano floats limpidly through the air, a thing of evanescent beauty” - Gramophone

Reviews

Anna Lucia Richter’s singing of the bittersweet ‘An den Mond’ – gentle, inward, the ornaments gracefully etched – immediately reveals her gift, priceless in Schubert, of simple sincerity. Time and again in a programme centring on the echt Schubertian theme of Heimweh – meaning both homesickness and nostalgia – Richter’s pure, vernal soprano, care for words and supple, expressive phrasing are well-nigh ideal. ... [‘Der Hirt auf dem Felsen’] sets the seal on a delectable recital from a young soprano whose combination of vocal freshness and unforced expressiveness make her a natural in Schubert. Richard Wigmore

Gramophone May 2019