Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) - Songs and Chamber Music (1999)
Cover Front Album
Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Length 119:19
Format CD
Genre Art Song; Cello Suite; Chamber; Misc. Chamber; Quintet; String Quintet; Vocal
Index 865
Out of Print No
Musicians
Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie Von Otter
Piano Bengt Forsberg
Violin Kjell Lysell
Violin Ulf Forsberg
Viola Nils-Erik Sparf
Violincello Mats Lidstrom
Credits
Producer Karl-August Naegler
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Track List
Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14; Quintet, Op. 15; Songs of the Clown, Op. 29; Einfache Lieder 59:22
01 Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14: I. Sterbelied 04:45
02 Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14: II. Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen 02:56
03 Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14: III. Mond, so gehst du wieder auf 04:35
04 Vier Lieder des Abschieds, Op. 14: IV. Gefasster Abschied 03:28
05 Quintet for Two Violins, Viola, Violincello and Piano in E Major, Op. 15: I. Massiges Zeitmass, mit schwungvoll bluhendem Ausdruck 11:43
06 Quintet for Two Violins, Viola, Violincello and Piano in E Major, Op. 15: II. Adagio. Mit grosster Ruhe, stets ausserst gebunden und ausdrucksvoll 11:30
07 Quintet for Two Violins, Viola, Violincello and Piano in E Major, Op. 15: III. Finale: Gemessen, beinahe pathetisch 08:12
08 Songs of the Clown, Op. 29: I. Come Away, Death 02:05
09 Songs of the Clown, Op. 29: II. O Mistress Mine 02:00
10 Songs of the Clown, Op. 29: III. Adieu, Good Man Devil 00:41
11 Songs of the Clown, Op. 29: IV. Hey Robin 00:49
12 Songs of the Clown, Op. 29: V. For the Rain, It Raineth Every Day 03:17
13 Einfache Lieder, o. O.: Nachts 02:29
14 Einfache Lieder, o. O.: Die Geniale 00:52
Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31; Drei Lieder, Op. 22; Suite, Op. 23; Mariettas Lied 59:57
01 Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31: I. Desdemona's Song 03:00
02 Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31: II. Under the Greenwood Tree 01:54
03 Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31: III. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind 02:11
04 Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 31: IV. When Birds Do Sing 02:47
05 Drei Lieder, Op. 22: I. Was Du mir bist? 03:04
06 Drei Lieder, Op. 22: II. Mit Dir zu schweigen 02:12
07 Drei Lieder, Op. 22: III. Welt ist stille eingeschlafen 02:42
08 Suite for Two Violins, Violincello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23: I. Praeludium und Fuge 09:46
09 Suite for Two Violins, Violincello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23: II. Walzer 05:49
10 Suite for Two Violins, Violincello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23: III. Groteske 09:02
11 Suite for Two Violins, Violincello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23: IV. Lied 03:41
12 Suite for Two Violins, Violincello and Piano Left Hand, Op. 23: V. Rondo-Finale (Variationen) 08:16
13 Die tote Stadt, Op. 13: Mariettas Lied (arr. Forsberg) 05:33
Personal
Purchase Date 9/21/2003
Value $36.98
Store BMG
Condition 100%
Nationality Austrian
Language German
Period 20th Century
Details
Studio Nacka Aula, Nacka
Catalog Number 459 631-2
Live No
Recording Date 1/2/1998
Spars DDD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Anne Sofie Von Otter: Mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg: Piano
Kjell Lysell: Violin
Ulf Forsberg: Piano
Nils-Erik Sparf: Viola
Mats Lidstrom: Violincello

Notes, illustrations, text and translations

Essay: "Songs and Chamber Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold" by Brendan Caroll