Notes and Editorial Reviews
BRAHMS
Liebestreu. Meine lieder. An eine Äolsharfe, Auf dem Kirchhofe. Über die Heide. Im garten am Seegestade. Verzagen. Es hing der Reif. Regenlied. O kühler Wald. Wehe, so willst du mich wieder, Gestille Sehnsucht.
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Geistliches Wiegenlied.
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Mädchenlied. Die Mainacht. Ständchen. In stiller Nacht. Von ewiger liebe
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Brigitte Fassbaender (alt); Irwin Gage (pn);
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Thomas Riebl (va)
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Text and Translation)
Good grief, is there
nothing
Brigitte Fassbaender couldn’t sing? When one goes back to the 20th century and surveys the greatest contraltos of all time, judging them by that rare combination of vocal superiority and interpretive genius, you’ll be surprised how few stand up to the test of time. Fassbaender was certainly one of them.
This album, recorded in 1982, was last available on Arts Music 47614 in 2003, and according to ArkivMusic it is still available on that label. But this issue has remastered the recordings using the latest technology, and the sound quality is staggering. Every nuance of Fassbaender’s interpretations—on par with the greatest of the great, such as Ludwig and Baker—and Irwin Gage’s piano come forth as if the artists were in your living room. Simply amazing. And she holds your attention from first note to last; not a single moment on this recital is sloughed through or tossed off as if it didn’t count. This one goes on the short list of Desert Island recordings of Brahms
Lieder
, along with Alexander Kipnis’s fabulous 1927–36 recordings.
FANFARE: Lynn René Bayley
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Works on This Recording
1.
Songs (6), Op. 3: no 1, Liebestreu by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender (),
Irwin Gage (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1853; Germany
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
2.
Songs (5), Op. 106: no 4, Meine Lieder by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Irwin Gage (Piano),
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender ()
Period: Romantic
Written: 1888; Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 50 Secs.
5.
Songs (6), Op. 86: no 4, Über die Heide by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Irwin Gage (Piano),
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender ()
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1877-79; Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 49 Secs.
7.
Songs (5), Op. 72: no 4, Verzagen by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Irwin Gage (Piano),
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender ()
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
9.
Regenlied, WoO 23 by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender (),
Irwin Gage (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 28 Secs.
10.
Songs (5), Op. 72: no 3, O kühler Wald by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender (),
Irwin Gage (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; Austria
Length: 2 Minutes 6 Secs.
14.
Songs (5), Op. 107: no 5, Mädchenlied by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender (),
Irwin Gage (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1887; Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 42 Secs.
15.
Songs (4), Op. 43: no 2, Die Mainacht by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Irwin Gage (Piano),
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender ()
Period: Romantic
Written: 1864; Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs.
16.
Songs (5), Op. 106: no 1, Ständchen by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal] Fassbaender (),
Irwin Gage (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1888; Austria
Length: 1 Minutes 43 Secs.
Sound Samples
6 Gesange, Op. 3 (text by R. Reinick): 6 Gesange, Op. 3: No. 1. Liebestreu
5 Lieder, Op. 106 (text by A. Frey): 5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 4. Meine Lieder
5 Gedichte, Op. 19 (text by E. Morike): 5 Gedichte, Op. 19: No. 5. An eine Aolsharfe
5 Lieder, Op. 105 (text by D. von Lilencorn): 5 Lieder, Op. 105: No. 4. Auf dem Kirchhofe
6 Lieder, Op. 86 (text by T. Storm): 6 Lieder, Op. 86: No. 4. Uber die Heide
4 Gesange, Op. 70 (text by C. Lemcke): 4 Gesange, Op. 70: No. 1. Im Garten am Seegestade
5 Gesange, Op. 72 (text by C. Lemcke): 5 Gesange, Op. 72: No. 4. Verzagen
5 Lieder, Op. 106 (text by K. Groth): 5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 3. Es hing der Reif
5 Gesange, Op. 72: No. 3. O kuhler Wald
9 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 32 (text by A. von Platen-Hallermunde): 9 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 32: No. 5. Wehe, so willst du mich wieder
2 Gesange, Op. 91: No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Longing Eased)
2 Gesange, Op. 91: No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby)
5 Lieder, Op. 107 (text by P. Heyse): 5 Lieder, Op. 107: No. 5. Madchenlied
4 Gesange, Op. 43 (text by L.H.C. Holty): 4 Gesange, Op. 43: No. 2. Die Mainacht
5 Lieder, Op. 106 (text by F.T. Kugler): 5 Lieder, Op. 106: No. 1. Standchen
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, Book 6, WoO 33: No. 42. In stiller Nacht, zur ersten Wacht
4 Gesange, Op. 43 (Traditional lyricist): 4 Gesange, Op. 43: No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe
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