Medtner: Wandrers Nachtlied, Complete Songs, Vol. 4

12,00 €
 
Formát:
CD
 
 
Dostupnosť:
7-14 dní
 
 
Katalógové číslo:
96066
 
 
EAN kód:
5028421960661
 
 
Autori:
Nikolai Medtner
 
 
Interpreti:
Ekaterina Levental, Frank Peters
 
 
Vydavateľ:
BRILLIANT CLASSICS
 
 
Zoznam skladieb
9 Lieder von W. Goethe, Op. 6
1 I. Wandrer’s Nachtlied II – Wanderer’s Nightsong II
2 II. Mailied – Spring Song
3 III. Elfenliedchen – Song of the Elves
4 IV. Im Vorübergehn – I Roamed the Meadows
5 V. Liebliches Kind (aus ‘Claudine von Villa-Bella’) – Loveliest Lass
6 VI. Inneres Wühlen (aus ‘Erwin und Elmire’) – Conscience
7 VII. Sieh mich, Heil’ger (aus ‘Erwin und Elmire’) – Hear Me, Lord
8 VIII. Erster Verlust – First Love
9 IX. Gefunden (Epithalamion) – Rooted Firm

3 Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, Op. 12
10 I. Lieb Liebchen – The Carpenter
11 II. Lyrisches Intermezzo (Fichtenbaum) – Lyrical Intermezzo
12 III. Bergstimme – The Voice of the Mountain

12 Lieder von W. Goethe, Op. 15
13 I. Wandrer’s Nachtlied I – Wanderer’s Nightsong I
14 II. An die Türen will ich schleichen (aus Wilhelm Meister) – The Beggar
15 III. Selbstbetrug – Self-Deceit
16 IV. Sie liebt mich! (aus ‘Erwin und Elmire’) – She Loves Me!
17 V. So tanzet (aus ‘Lila’) – So dance Ye
18 VI. Vor Gericht (Ballade) – Before the Court
19 VII. Meeresstille – Sea Calm
20 VIII. Glückliche Fahrt – Happy Voyage
21 IX. Nähe des Geliebten – Near the Beloved
22 X. Der untreue Knabe (Ballade) – The Faithless Lad
23 XI. Gleich und Gleich – Like to Like
24 XII. Geistergruß – The Spirit’s Greeting

6 Gedichte von W. Goethe, Op. 18
25 I. Die Spröde – The Flirt
26 II. Die Bekehrte – Conquered
27 III. Einsamkeit – Solitude
28 IV. Mignon – Mignon
29 V. Das Veilchen (Ballade) – The Violet
30 VI. Jägers Abendlied – Huntrer’s Even-Song
Popis
New recordings of Goethe and Heine settings by a master Russian song-writer, by performers thoroughly versed in the composer’s complex harmony and heritage. While Nikolai Medtner only emigrated from Moscow to Berlin in 1921, eventually settling in London, the Russian composer traced a deep connection to German culture through the ancestry of his mother. He was familiar with the German language and culture from his childhood, and made his first visit to Berlin in the winter of 1904-5, then returned for most of 1907 and the summer of 1909. It can be no coincidence that these original-language settings of two of Germany’s greatest poets date from this period in Medtner’s life. In his mid-20s at this point, Medtner had become internationally known as a pianist of formidable technical and interpretative gifts, but he continued to compose and to teach, taking up a post at the Moscow Conservatoire in 1909. While Medtner’s pianism often lends the quicker songs a scintillating brilliance, such as the Elfenliedchen which is third in the Opus 6 collection of Goethe’s songs, the overall mood of the collection is imbued with the feelings of love and longing which are key-signatures of Romanticism (German or Russian). Medtner was always drawn towards musical contemplation of life’s deeper themes, and he accordingly sets both poets at their most philosophical and visionary, in the Wandrers Nachtlied of Goethe and the Bergstimme of Heine. On this album, recorded in 2022, Ekaterina Levental and Frank Peters couple the Opp 6, 15 and 18 settings of Goethe with the three Op 12 settings of Heine: a unique but natural pairing on record. The booklet includes both original texts and English translations.