Schumann: Lieder - Bernarda Fink, Anthony Spiri

Product Description:

“I would like to sing myself to death like a nightingale”, wrote Schumann in 1840, revealing a sudden passion for the lied, a genre he had hitherto disdained. Written in 1852 in a period of intense nervous suffering, the cycle of Poems of Queen Mary Stuart stands out for its austerity and exceptional concentration of resources; it might be seen as Schumann’s testament.

"it's hard to think of a more consistently pleasing example of this voice category recording today" International Record Review, February 2009

Tracklisting:

6 Lieder aus "Myrthen" op. 25
Gedichte der Konigin Maria Stuart op. 135
Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Ruckert
Liederkreis op. 39

Re-order code: CD181565