Rafael Fingerlos - Fürstenthal: Songs and Ballads of Life and Passing (2017) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Spatlese, Vol. 1 12 Lieder, Song Spatlese No. 8. Liebeslied
02. Spatlese, Vol. 2 12 Lieder, Song Spatlese II No. 10. Aber ich seh dich ja nicht
03. Spatlese, Vol. 4 Lieder, Songs Spatlese IV No. 5. Reiselied
04. Spatlese, Vol. 5 Lieder, Songs Spatlese V No. 4. Einmal
05. Spatlese, Vol. 3 8 Lieder, Song Spatlese III No. 4. Der Tag der weissen
06. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 14. Herbst
07. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 8. Es braust mein Blut
08. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 11. Auf meines Kindes Tod
09. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 9. Ergebung
10. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 7. Seeliges Vergessen
11. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 2. Der Abend ist mein Buch
12. 16 Lieder und Balladen vom Leben und Vergehen No. 16. Schlussstuck
13. Spatlese, Vol. 1 12 Lieder, Song Spatlese No. 3. Auf einer goldenen Flote
14. Spatlese, Vol. 3 8 Lieder, Song Spatlese III No. 5. Advent
15. Spatlese, Vol. 1 12 Lieder, Song Spatlese No. 5. Notturno
16. Spatlese, Vol. 1 No. 10. Terzinen uber Verganglichkeit
17. Spatlese, Vol. 3 8 Lieder, Song Spatlese III No. 6. Traume
18. Songs after Poems by James Joyce, Vol. 3 No. 7. Sleep Now
19. Songs after Poems by James Joyce, Vol. 2 No. 1. O Cool
20. Spatlese, Vol. 6 Lieder, Songs Spatlese VI No. 1. An F


Robert Fürstenthal, born in 1920, took the path of many Viennese Jews when Germany invaded and fled to the United States, where he made his living as an accountant; the fact that he had written a few songs in his youth was soon forgotten. The rediscovery, after 35 years, of the woman who had been his first love rekindled not only that flame but also his urge to compose, and songs – achingly lovely songs, laden with an autumnal sense of loss – flowed from his pen from that moment, preserving the spirit of fin-de-siècle Vienna under the Californian sun. He died in November 2016, aged 96, as this album was in preparation, knowing that some of his many songs had at last been recorded and were about to find their audience.

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