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Baritone Christian Gerhaher has already set new standards with his interpretations of the most famous romantic song cycles. On his new album he turns his attention to Hugo Wolf's "Italian Songbook" together with the young German soprano Mojca Erdmann. They are accompanied on the piano by Gerhaher’s long-term musical partner Gerold Huber.
Auch kleine Dinge können uns entzücken
Mir ward gesagt, Du reisest in die Ferne
Ihr seid die Allerschönste
Gesegnet sei, durch den die Welt entstund
Selig ihr Blinden
Wer rief dich denn?
Der Mond hat eine schwere Klag' erhoben
Nun laß uns Frieden schließen
Daß doch gemalt all deine Reize wären
Du denkst mit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen
Wie lange schon war immer mein Verlangen
Nein, junger Herr
Hoffärtig seid Ihr, schönes Kind
Geselle, woll'n wir uns in Kutten hüllen
Mein Liebster ist so klein
Ihr jungen Leute, die Ihr zieht ins Feld
Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen
Heb' auf dein blondes Haupt
Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen
Mein Liebster singt am Haus im Mondenscheine
Man sagt mir, deine Mutter woll' es nicht
Ein Ständchen Euch zu bringen kam ich her
Was für ein Lied soll dir gesungen werden?
Ich esse nun mein Brot nicht trocken mehr
Mein Liebster hat zu Tische mich geladen
Ich ließ mir sagen und mir ward erzählt
Schon streckt' ich aus im Bett die müden Glieder
Du sagst mir, dass ich keine Fürstin sei
Wohl kenn' ich Euren Stand
Lass sie nur geh'n
Wie soll ich fröhlich sein und lachen gar
Was soll der Zorn
Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder
Und steht Ihr früh am Morgen auf
Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter
Wenn du, mein Liebster, steigst zum Himmel auf
Wie viele Zeit verlor ich, Dich zu lieben!
Wenn du mich mit den Augen streifst
Gesegnet sei das Grün
O wär' dein Haus durchsichtig wie ein Glas
Heut' Nacht erhob ich mich um Mitternacht
Nicht länger kann ich singen
Schweig einmal still
O wüßtest Du, wieviel ich deinetwegen
Verschling' der Abgrund meines Liebsten Hütte
Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen
8th May 2011
****
“Erdmann’s light, bright soprano is the right voice for the flirtatious coquettes represented in the female songs...The swains of Gerhaher...meanwhile, languish, despair and rage with a confessional soul-baring...Is there a Lieder singer blessed with a more beautiful voice, greater musical intelligence and communicative power before the public today? I don’t think so. Gerhaher and Huber give us Wolf for the ages.”
19th May 2011
***
“While Mojca Erdmann seems a decent enough lieder singer, with a bright, silvery timbre and an even, clean delivery, Christian Gerhaher is already an authentically great one; he invests every phrase with specific meaning, employing a huge range of colours and nuances to tease out the emotional currents that surge beneath the apparently innocent surfaces of these songs and their accompaniments.”
23rd June 2011
****
“The tonal freshness, and emotional freedom commanded by the great German baritone Christian Gerhaher is showcased in this performance of Wolf’s 46 miniatures: sample his exquisite singing of Dass doch gemalt to hear him at his peak. His soprano partner Mojca Erdmann isn’t quite on this level, but her singing has winning charm and purity.”
25th June 2011
*****
“Gerhaher and Erdmann complement each other, she offering coy charm against his mystic romanticism. With Huber on piano, both singers conjure the sense of weightlessness that is a feature of these songs – though it is Gerhaher’s eloquence that provides the stand-out moments on an outstanding disc.”
26th June 2011
“Christian Gerhaher's baritone is one of the wonders of our generation, while Mojca Erdmann's visionary, shining soprano complements him perfectly. At the piano, Gerold Huber characterises each piercing, tiny vision unerringly. Outstanding, but strangely disturbing.”
August 2011
***
“Gerhaher is an ideal exponent of these charming little songs. His voice is rich, even and smooth; his delivery clear; and his sense of engagement total.”
August 2011
****
“[Erdmann's] voice is lustrous and beautifully integrated throught its registers...Gerhaher, now in his prime, is a delight throughout: robust in ardent adoration, nuancing his voice for the vignettes of lunar beauty, and darkening it for the moments of passing anger and frustration...[his] regular accompanist, Gerold Huber, enlivens every miniature tableau with vivid piano playing”
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