Ian Bostridge, Lars Vogt - Schubert: Schwanengesang (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 1, Liebesbotschaft
02. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 2, Kriegers Ahnung
03. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 3, Frühlings-Sehnsucht
04. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4, Ständchen
05. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 5, Aufenthalt
06. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 6, In der Ferne
07. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 7, Abschied
08. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 8, Der Atlas
09. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 9, Ihr Bild
10. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 10, Das Fischermädchen
11. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 11, Die Stadt
12. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 12, Am Meer
13. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 13, Der Doppelgänger
14. Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 14, Die Taubenpost
15. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir die Fülle der Einsamkeit!
16. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir die Fülle der Tätigkeit
17. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir das Glück der Geselligkeit
18. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir die Fülle der Seligkeit
19. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir die Fülle der Düsterkeit
20. Einsamkeit, D. 620: Gib mir die Weihe der Einsamkeit

Tenor Ian Bostridge completes his Pentatone trilogy of Schubert song cycles with a rendition of Schwanengesang, together with the renowned pianist Lars Vogt. Schwanengesang was compiled and published after Schubert’s death, and the pieces are literally among his swansongs. Ranging from the romantic ‘Ständchen’ to the gloomy ‘Der Doppelgänger’, these lieder are all infused with a deep sense of melancholia and longing. Just like Winterreise, they are most suited for mature interpreters, both vocally and in terms of life experience, and this recording captures Bostridge’s ripened interpretation, enhanced by Vogt’s masterful playing. Schwanengesang is coupled with the extensive song Einsamkeit (Loneliness), which further adds to the desolate, but ultimately consoling character of the album.

Ian Bostridge is one of the most celebrated tenors and lied interpreters of his generation. His Pentatone recording of Schubert’s Winterreise (2019) was crowned with the ICMA Vocal Music Award 2020. Bostridge has also released Die schöne Müllerin (2020) and Respighi Songs (2021) with the label.

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