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THE SONGS OF ROBERT SCHUMANN, VOLUME 5.(Review)
Christopher Maltman [] "THE SONGS OF ROBERT SCHUMANN, VOLUME 5" Dichterliebe and other Heine settings. Johnson, piano. Texts and translations. Hyperion CDJ33105
Graham Johnson's Songs of Robert Schumann, now at its fifth volume, may not reach the iconic status of his Schubert edition for Hyperion, but it is imposing nonetheless. Johnson's program essays are so thorough and captivating, with cultural references ranging from Busby Berkeley to Jurassic Park by way of the Yellow Pages, and his musical and literary digressions are so entertaining that it's hard to believe he finds time after reading, writing and moviegoing to practice the piano at all. The program offered here is of songs set to the poetry of Heinrich Heine, and the selections are wonderfully related, with musical and textual echoes throughout the recital. Four interesting settings by Clara Schumann are tenderly performed, the miniature tragedy "Der arme Peter" is sung with nice line and detail, and some songs originally included in Dichterliebe but later excised for separate publication lead up to the great cycle itself. Singers, pianists and listeners who have been baffled by the illogical turns of this work's ...
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