TAUBER, Richard: Lieder (1919-1926)

The Austrian tenor Richard Tauber was born in Linz in 1891. He made his début at Chemnitz as Tamino in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. In 1913 he became a member of the Dresden State Opera before joining the Vienna State Opera in 1926. He was especially popular in operetta, and the composer Franz Lehár wrote many of his central roles specifically for him. He appeared in films, the most well known of which was Blossom Time (1934) and also composed, writing the operetta Old Chelsea (1942). Tauber settled in England in 1940 and died in London in 1948. His recordings of songs, made between 1919 and 1926, display the young Tauber’s voice at its richest and most flexible. This collection includes Tauber’s intense interpretation of songs from Schumann’s Dichterliebe as well as songs by Schubert, Schumann, Grieg, Richard Strauss and Wagner.

Tracklist

Schubert, Franz
Müller, Wilhelm - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
1Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 5. Der Lindenbaum04:15
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Schubert, Franz
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Rellstab, Ludwig - Lyricist
Seidl, Johann Gabriel - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
2Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Standchen03:53
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Schumann, Robert
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
3No. 1. Im wunderschonen Monat Mai01:37
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
4No. 2. Aus meinen Tranen spriessen01:19
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
5No. 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube00:37
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
6No. 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'01:53
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
7No. 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen01:06
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
8No. 7. Ich grolle nicht02:16
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Kerner, Justinus - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
912 Gedichte, Op. 35: No. 3. Wanderlied - Wohlauf noch getrunken03:57
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Wagner, Richard
Wesendonck, Mathilde - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
10Wesendonck Lieder: No. 5. Traume04:06
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
11Die Prinzessin, EG 13303:55
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Andersen, Hans Christian - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
12Melodies of the Heart, Op. 5: No. 3. Ich liebe dich (Jeg elsker dig)02:31
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Paulsen, John - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
135 Songs, Op. 26: No. 2. Am schonsten Sommerabend war's (Jeg reiste en deilig sommerkvaeld)03:25
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Vinje, Aasmund Olavsson - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
1412 Songs, Op. 33: No. 2. Der Frühling (Varen)03:41
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
1512 Songs, Op. 33: No. 6. Was ich sah (Eit syn)02:53
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne - Lyricist
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Janson, Kristofer - Lyricist
Monrad, Olaf Peder - Lyricist
Lie, Jonas - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
166 Songs, Op. 39: No. 2. Verborg'ne Liebe (Dulgt kjaerlighed)02:39
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Grieg, Edvard
Bodenstedt, Friedrich - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
176 Songs, Op. 48: No. 6. Ein Traum (A Dream) (Sung in German)02:30
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Grieg, Edvard
Krag, Vilhelm - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
185 Songs, Op. 60: No. 3. Im Kahne (Mens jeg venter)03:45
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Weingartner, Felix
Lenau, Nikolaus - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
19Liebesfeier, Op. 16, No. 201:53
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Beines, Carl
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
20Standchen04:00
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Strauss, Richard
Gilm, Hermann von - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
218 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 1. Zueignung02:07
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Strauss, Richard
Henckell, Karl Friedrich - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
224 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 1. Ruhe meine Seele03:45
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Strauss, Richard
Mackay, John Henry - Lyricist
Henckell, Karl Friedrich - Lyricist
Hart, Heinrich - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
234 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 3. Heimliche Aufforderung03:35
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Strauss, Richard
Mackay, John Henry - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Studio violinist (violin)
244 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen03:51
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Studio violinist (violin)
Strauss, Richard
Bierbaum, Otto Julius - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
253 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172: No. 1. Traum durch die Dammerung02:55
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
265 Lieder, Op. 48, TrV 202: No. 1. Freundliche Vision03:11
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio pianist (piano)
Strauss, Richard
Schack, Adolf Friedrich von - Lyricist
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
276 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen03:08
Tauber, Richard (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:43