Schumann, Clara: Beim Abschied (Text: Friederike Serre)

German soprano Jörg Waschinski is one of the most sought after male sopranos in Europe for opera and oratorio performances. His extraordinary voice predestines Waschinski in particular for the presumably lost parts of the legendary Baroque castratos, as well as works of the early classical period up to Mozart.

Previous recordings have earned him numerous prizes including the "Echo-Klassik-Preis" and many other prestigious German awards.

For this new addition to the Phoenix Edition catalogue he sings a beautiful selection of songs by Clara Schumann. He has arranged the songs for Soprano and String Quartet.

Clara Schumann the composer often worked in her husband’s shadow, many of her songs being mistaken for his although those best loved by the public flowed from her pen.

Some were composed and performed before their marriage, others set texts which he had suggested. “There is really nothing better than composing for oneself,” Clara noted in her diary in 1853, yet after Robert’s death three year later she composed no more, making these the fruits of mutual love all the more precious.

The accompaniment is here performed on Clara Schumann’s fortepiano.