Label: Naxos
Genre: Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572027
Barcode: 747313202775
Release Date: 04/2011

KORNGOLD, E.W.: Songs, Vol. 1 (Stallmeister, Schenker-Primus, K. Simon)

The precociously gifted Korngold followed in the footsteps of the great late romantic composers Richard Strauss, Mahler and Pfitzner, his unwavering commitment to refined melody, ravishing harmony and formal coherence earning him the reputation of a musical anomaly in the face of the rising avant garde. Yet these very characteristics now drive immense interest in his music, among which the varied songs on this album rank among his most intimate and imaginative small-scale works. This new Naxos series is set to reveal countless treasures, worthy to be heard beside those of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf.

Tracklist

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Straten, Eleonore van der - Lyricist
Kobald, Karl - Lyricist
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
1No. 1. Was Du mir bist … (What Are You To Me?)03:16
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
2No. 2. Mit Dir zu schweigen … (To be Silent When I'm With You)02:10
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
3No. 3. Welt ist stille eingeschlafen … (The World Has Gone To Sleep)02:27
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Straten, Eleonore van der - Lyricist
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
4No. 1. Unverganglichkeit I (Immortality I)02:15
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
5No. 2. Das eilende Bachlein (The Rushing Little Stream)01:35
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
6No. 3. Das schlafende Kind (The Sleeping Child)01:53
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
7No. 4. Starker als der Tod (Stronger than Death)01:59
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
8No. 5. Unverganglichkeit II (Immortality II)02:37
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Shakespeare, William - Lyricist
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
9No. 1. Come Away, Death02:16
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
10No. 2. O Mistress Mine02:04
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
11No. 3. Adieu, Good Man Devil00:44
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
12No. 4. Hey Robin00:49
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
13No. 5. For the Rain, It Raineth Every Day03:14
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
14No. 1. Desdemona's Song02:59
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
15No. 2. Under the Greenwood Tree01:54
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
16No. 3. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind02:17
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
17No. 4. When Birds Do Sing02:57
Stallmeister, Britta (soprano)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Eichendorff, Joseph von - Lyricist
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
18No. 1. Das Standchen (Serenade) (also as Op. 9, No. 3)02:15
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
19No. 2. Winternacht (Winter Night)02:30
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
20No. 3. Das Madchen (The Girl)01:30
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
21No. 4. Abendlandschaft (Evening Landscape)01:31
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
22No. 5. Schneeglockchen (Snowdrops) (also as Op. 9, No. 1)03:01
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
23No. 6. Aussicht (Outlook)01:20
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
24No. 7. Die Sperlinge (The Sparrows)01:10
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
25No. 8. Nachtwanderer (Night Wanderer) (also as Op. 9, No. 2)02:52
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
26No. 9. Der Friedensbote (The Messenger of Peace)01:13
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
27No. 10. Vom Berge (From The Mountain)01:43
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
28No. 11. Waldeinsamkeit (Woodland Solitude)02:05
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
29No. 12. Sangesmut (The Spirit of Singing)01:13
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Kipper, Heinrich - Lyricist
Trebitsch, Siegfried - Lyricist
Honold, Elisabeth - Lyricist
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
30No. 4. Liebesbriefchen (A Little Love Letter)01:55
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
31No. 5. Das Heldengrab am Pruth (The Hero's Grave at Pruth)02:54
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
32No. 6. Sommer (Summer)02:54
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
Eichendorff, Joseph von - Lyricist
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
33Angedenken (Remembrance)01:56
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
34Vesper03:08
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
35Reiselied (Travelling Song)01:22
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)
36Der Geniale (The Genius)00:56
Schenker-Primus, Uwe (baritone)
Simon, Klaus (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:14:54