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In this cycle of dusk and shadows there are two or three songs that always seem to elude a bright, lyric soprano; and for all her beauty of voice and care for phrasing, Royal doesn't quite catch... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 29th Oct 2007
Catalogue No: CDJ33110
Label: Hyperion
Series: Schumann Song Edition
Length: 75 minutes

Gramophone Magazine

January 2008

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Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39

Work length25:49

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Kate Royal (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

I. In der Fremde

Track length1:58

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II. Intermezzo

Track length1:49

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III. Waldesgespräch

Track length2:35

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IV. Die Stille

Track length1:31

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V. Mondnacht

Track length3:55

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VI. Schöne Fremde

Track length1:24

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VII. Auf einer Burg

Track length2:45

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VIII. In der Fremde

Track length1:37

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IX. Wehmut

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X. Zwielicht

Track length3:00

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XI. Im Walde

Track length1:21

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XII. Frühlingsnacht

Track length1:24

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Schumann: Schön Hedwig Op. 106

Work length5:42

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Christoph Bantzer (narrator), Graham Johnson (piano)

Schumann: Vom Heideknaben Op. 122 Nos. 1 & 2

Work length9:33

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Christoph Bantzer (narrator), Graham Johnson (piano)

I. Ballade vom Haideknaben

Track length6:32

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II. Die Flüchtlinge

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Schumann: Drei Gedichte, Op. 29

Work length8:32

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Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano), Edith Barlow (soprano), Melanie Lang (mezzo-soprano), Adrian Ward (tenor), Nicky Spence (tenor), Lukas Kargl (baritone), Stephan Loges (baritone), Marcus Gruett (percussion); Graham Johnson (piano) (soloist)

I. Ländliches Lied

Track length2:22

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II. Lied

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III. Zigeunerleben

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Excerpt, Schumann: Romanzen und Balladen II, Op. 49

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Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

III. Die Nonne

Track length2:37

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Excerpt, Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge I, Op. 27

Work length2:35

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Stephan Loges (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

III. Was soll ich sagen?

Track length2:35

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Schumann: Frühlingsgrüsse

Work length1:35

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Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Schumann: Drei Duette Op. 43

Work length5:58

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Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

I. Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär

Track length1:09

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II. Herbstlied

Track length2:17

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III. Schön Blümelein

Track length2:32

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Excerpt, Schumann: Lieder und Gesänge III, Op. 77

Work length2:07

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Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

II. Mein Garten

Track length2:07

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Schumann: Sommerruh WoO7

Work length3:00

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Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

Schumann: Mädchenlieder Op. 103

Work length6:02

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Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

I. Mailied

Track length1:07

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II. Frühlingslied

Track length1:44

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III. An die Nachtigall

Track length1:06

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IV. An den Abendstern

Track length2:05

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Schumann: Bei Schenkung eines Flügels

Work length1:48

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Lydia Teuscher (soprano), Daniela Lehner (mezzo-soprano), Adrian Ward (tenor), Stephan Loges (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)

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Kate Royal is the soprano of the moment, at the start of her career yet an acknowledged great artist, and her performance here of the Eichendorff Liederkreis Op 39 is one where ‘imagination, intellect and vocal technique are inextricably fused in the single moment of a song’, as The Times wrote of her Wigmore Hall recital in January this year.

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In this cycle of dusk and shadows there are two or three songs that always seem to elude a bright, lyric soprano; and for all her beauty of voice and care for phrasing, Royal doesn't quite catch the fear and eeriness of 'Zwielicht' (which here sounds merely melancholy) or the sudden sense of isolation and dread at the end of 'Im Walde'. Other singers, too, have made 'Waldesgespräch' more scary, though Royal does touchingly suggest a human sadness in the spooky woodland drama.
But these are minor quibbles. Abetted by Johnson's ever-sentient keyboard-playing, Royal reveals a true understanding of Schumann's Innigkeit, whether in the suppressed passion of the opening 'In der Fremde' (the notorious phrase beginning 'Und über mir rauscht' taken effortlessly in a single breath) and 'Die Stille' (where she avoids the trap of ingénue coyness), the exquisite poise of 'Die Mondnacht' or the tremulous excitement and sense of imminent revelation in 'Schöne Fremde'. In the final 'Frühlingsnacht', often rushed off its feet, she and Johnson catch the elusive mix of secretiveness and ecstasy to perfection.
The remainder of the disc is given over to curiosities and rarities. Despite the eloquent declamation of actor Christoph Bantzer, it's hard to work up much enthusiasm for three 'melodramas' which too easily suggest silentmovie music. But there are innocent, Biedermeier delights in assorted duets, sung with bright-eyed eagerness by Felicity Lott and Ann Murray, and in three settings of Emanuel Geibel, beginning with a duet in Schumann's most cosy-comfy vein and ending with a mildly exotic ensemble evoking the gypsy life.
Among a clutch of young singers making cameo appearances, the virginal-toned Lydia Teuscher is true and touching in 'Die Nonne' and in the virtually unknown 'Frühlingsgrüsse', whose shy, halting lyricism is so typical of late Schumann.
Collectors of this revelatory series will need no reminder that Johnson writes about the music as discerningly and eloquently as he plays.

January 2008

The prime attraction for many here… Kate Royal in the popular Eichendorff Liederkreis… Royal's pure, pellucid tone, free-soaring top notes… and refined musicianship give constant pleasure.

The Songs of Robert Schumann - Volume 10

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