Track Listing

1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome
7. Ich grolle nicht
8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen
9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
14. Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
15. Aus alten Märschen winkt es
16. Die alten, bösen Lieder
17. In der Fremde. Aus der Heimat hinter den Blitzen rot
18. Intemezzo. Dein Bildnis winderselig
19. Waldesgespräch. Es ist schon spät
20. Die Stille. Es weiß und rät es doch keiner
21. Mondnacht. Es war als hätt der Himmel
22. Schöne Fremde. Es rauschen die Wipfel
23. Auf einer Burg. Eingeschlafen auf der Lauer
24. In der Fremde. Ich hör' die Bächlein rauschen
25. Wehmut. Ich kann wohl manchmal singen
26. Zwielicht. Dämmerung will die Flügel spreiten
27. Im Walde. Es zog eine Hochzeit den Berg entlang
28. Frühlingsnacht. Überm Garten durch die Lüfte

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #172187 in Music
• Released on: 1990-10-25
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

What luck that we have this "transcendental" recording!
It couldn't get any better. The engineers, the piano player and singer all were "in the zone" when producing these songs. Brendel's playing raises the accompaniments to a concert quality exprierence. Fischer-Diskau: was still in his prime of voice (1985). Their reading of the "Dichterliebe" cycle includes surprising and totally convincing bending of tempi (for effect) that I've not heard before -- most obvious in "Ich Grolle Nicht" where the steady eighth notes of the accompaniment too often in other recordings result in a bland thumping above which the singer's efforts can rise to only modest heights. These guys spin gold out of "mere" lieder.

Wow.
Buy this, read the translations, listen, and shed some tears. The poetry is timeless; Schumann is a genius, and the performers' interpretation is breath-taking. Unlike spoken German, the language when sung becomes gentle and earthily rich, almost preferable to a "romance" language. Powerful recording.

Wonderful CD
This is an absolutely beautiful CD of some of Schumann's best music. All I can say is that I regret not hearing it earlier in my life - I've been missing out. Both Fischer-Dieskau and Brendel are very expressive and bring exceptional feeling and thought to the music. I have numerous Brendel recordings and think that this may be his finest playing.

I did a direct comparison of the Dicthterliebe with the famous Wunderlich recording and definitely prefer Fischer-Dieskau. While Wunderlich's voice is so smooth and beautiful, Fischer-Dieskau is in fine form vocally and just brings much more personality and emotion to the songs. Brendel is also a far superior accompanist, with his playing of the lyrical passages associated with nature being particularly noteworthy.

This is a must own if you are interested in Schumann or Romantic songs (seriously -- buy it immediately). If you don't know much about the genre but are interested in hearing some, I highly recommend this version.