Night Songs.Whether it be cheerful, melancholy, amorous or piously contemplative, the night - a favorite source of romantic
inspiration if ever there was one - is the unbroken thread running throughout this recording on which we will find monumental
pieces like the Gesang der Geister uber dem Wasser side by side with more descriptive pieces like Der Gondelfahrer. The
composer of an abundant body of chorale music, Schubert is here in his element, and yet, it is astonishing how little
importance he attached to these masterly pieces! Their stunning beauty reveals that they are in no way inferior to the finest of
his solo songs. Philip Mayers plays a fortepiano by Johann Fritz, Vienna, 1825.
Franz Schubert
1 Nachtgesang im Walde, D.913 6'53
2 Grab und Mond, D.893 3'30
3 Der Gondelfahrer, D.809 2'46
4 Gott ist mein Hirt, D.706 5'03
5 Im Gegenwartigen Vergangenes, D.710 6'03
6 Coronach, D.836 5'01
7 Nachthelle, D.892 5'16
8 Die Nacht, D.983c 2'57
9 Standchen, D.920 5'32
10 Gesang der Geister uber den Wassern, D.714 10'31
11 Gott im Ungewitter, D.985 5'10 |
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