Track Listing

1. Sonata for arpeggione & piano in A minor ('Arpeggione Sonata'), D. 821: Allegro moderato
2. Sonata for arpeggione & piano in A minor ('Arpeggione Sonata'), D. 821: Adagio
3. Sonata for arpeggione & piano in A minor ('Arpeggione Sonata'), D. 821: Allegretto
4. Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): No 6 Die Schöne Müller Der Neugierige
5. Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, songs for voice & piano, D. 877 (Op. 62): Lied Der Mignon "Nur Wer Die Sehnsucht Kennt" D877 No 4
6. Täuschung ('Ein Licht tanzt freundlich'), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/19 (Op. 89/19): No 19 Täuschung
7. Der Leiermann ('Drüben hinterm Dorfe...'), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/24 (Op. 89/24): No 24 Der Leiermann
8. Nacht und Träume (Heil'ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder!'), song for voice & piano, D. 827 (Op. 43/2)
9. Schwanengesang (Swan Song), song cycle for voice & piano, D. 957: No 12 Am Meer
10. An die Musik ('Du holde Kunst...'), song for voice & piano, D. 547 (Op. 88/4)
11. Die Forelle ('In einem Bächlein helle'), song for voice & piano, D. 550 (Op. 32)
12. Schwanengesang (Swan Song), song cycle for voice & piano, D. 957: No 4 Ständchen "Leise Flehen Meine Lieder"
13. Der Einsame ('Wenn meine Grillen schwirren'), song for voice & piano, D. 800 (Op. 41)
14. Die schöne Müllerin, song cycle, for voice & piano, D. 795 (Op. 25): No 19 Der Müller Und Der Bach
15. Heidenröslein ('Sah ein Knab...'), song for voice & piano, D. 257 (Op. 3/3)
16. Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen ('Ruh'n in Frieden alle Seelen'), song for voice & piano, D. 343
17. Du bist die Ruh, song for voice & piano, D. 776 (Op. 59/3)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #109729 in Music
• Released on: 1996-09-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

Customer Reviews

Another way to hear the beauty of Franz Schubert
SCHUBERT: SONGS WITHOUT WORDS is an elegant recital by pianist Daria Hovora and cellist Mischa Maisky that allows us to hear Schubert songs, beautifully rich as they are with the texts as sung by many of our finest singers, here solely for the instrumental line. Somehow the interplay between melody and accompaniment (always an equal partnership in Schubert's hands) is heightened by this experience.

Not that the entire album is appropriated by the cello standing in for a vocalist: the opening work is "Sonata for Arpeggione and Klavier" and is one of the highlights of the CD. But just listen to the performances of 'Standchen', 'An die Musik' and 'Du bist die Ruhe' and hear the extraordinary marriage between the piano and cello, singing as beautifully as any other version. This is one of those CDs that bears keeping out for multiple listenings in the late evening. Grady Harp, October 2004

wonderful performances, great recording....
OK, I own a zillion CD's but if I were headed to the provervial desert isle...this would be one to be sure to slip into one of my wallet sleeves.

First off, the music is unbelievably beautiful -- you get a first class performance of the Arpeggione. Maisky's tone just melts.

But then, there's the addition of the Schubert songs - and here's where this album is peerless.

I'd recommend this recording to anyone who loves cello music, Schubert or just frankly is looking for some new repertoire -- a wonderful gift for that classical music friend you don't know what to give.

Incredible Album
This recording of Shubert's Songs Without Words is stunning. The music is rarely heard and deserves a much wider audience. The lyricism, the execution, and the pure pleasure you will hear on this album are unsurpassed in the romantic repertoire. I generaly prefer vocal music; the cello does all the voice can do and more in this recording.