In the miraculous year of 1840, which Schumann began in despair, forcibly separated from Clara by her father, he composed nearly 150 lieder, including the two outstanding cycles presented here, based...
Schumann / Schuback / Hagegard Liederkreis CD1. Liederkreis, 12 Songs for Voice ; Piano, Op. 39: No. 1, in Der Fremde: 'Aus Der Heimat Hinter Den Blitzen Rot' 2. Liederkreis, 12 Songs for Voice ;...
Gerald Finley and Julius Drake return to Schumann, following a magisterially intense Dichterliebe which won them a third Gramophone award. Here they focus on the two contrasting Liederkreis...