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Wolf, Hugo (1860–1903) Harfenspieler I (No. 1 from Goethe-Lieder) /Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Harfenspieler II (No. 2 from Goethe-Lieder) /Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Harfenspieler III (No. 3 from Goethe-Lieder) /Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Spottlied aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’ (No. 4 from Goethe-Lieder) /Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Mignon I ‘Heiß mich nicht reden’ (No. 5 from Goethe-Lieder) /Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Mignon II ‘Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt’ (No. 6 from Goethe-Lieder) /Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Mignon III ‘So lasst mich scheinen’ (No. 7 from Goethe-Lieder) /Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Philine (No. 8 from Goethe-Lieder) /Louise Alder (soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Mignon IV ‘Kennst du das Land’ (No. 9 from Goethe-Lieder) /Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Der Sänger (No. 10 from Goethe-Lieder) /Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Der Rattenfänger (No. 11 from Goethe-Lieder) /Roderick Williams (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Ritter Kurt’s Brautfahrt (No. 12 from Goethe-Lieder) /Adrian Thompson (tenor), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Gutmann und Gutweib (No. 13 from Goethe-Lieder) /Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Cophtisches Lied I (No. 14 from Goethe-Lieder) /Roderick Williams (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Cophtisches Lied II (No. 15 from Goethe-Lieder) /Roderick Williams (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Frech und froh I (No. 16 from Goethe-Lieder) /Adrian Thompson (tenor), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Frech und froh II (No. 17 from Goethe-Lieder) /Adrian Thompson (tenor), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Beherzigung /Adrian Thompson (tenor), Sholto Kynoch (piano) Epiphanias (No. 19 from Goethe-Lieder) /Fflur Wyn (soprano), Rowan Hellier (mezzo-soprano), Adrian Thompson (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Sholto Kynoch (piano) This disc is the penultimate release in Oxford Lieder’s complete Hugo Wolf song series – the first ever complete recording of Hugo Wolf’s songs. It features the first half of Wolf’s incredible Goethe settings, performed by three former finalists of the Cardiff Singer of the World competition (Louise Alder – Audience Prize Winner 2017; Katarina Karnéus – Winner 1995; and Neal Davies – Lieder Prize 1991) along with four equally renowned Lieder singers: Fflur Wyn; Rowan Hellier; Adrian Thompson; and Roderick Williams. They are joined by the Artistic Director of Oxford Lieder, Sholto Kynoch, at the piano. Recorded live at the Oxford Lieder Festival in the beautiful acoustics of Oxford’s Holywell Music Room, this recording brilliantly captures the drama of these extraordinary songs. |
