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An inspired coupling of two contrasting yet complementary sets of ‘swansongs’. Despite the three decades separating Brahms’s and Schubert’s ages at the time of writing, both are among their composers’ very final works, poignant reflections on the transience of life.
- Julius Drake & Gerald Finley’s New Album Schubert: Schwanengesang ...
Julius Drake and his frequent collaborator, bass-baritone...
- Julius Drake & Gerald Finley’s New Album Schubert: Schwanengesang ...
Release Date: 27th Sep 2019. Catalogue No: CDA68288. Label: Hyperion. Length: 73 minutes. Gramophone Magazine. Awards Issue 2019. Editor's Choice. Gramophone Awards. 2020. Finalist - Solo Vocal. CD. This release includes a digital booklet. Contents. Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957. 54:58. Gerald Finley (baritone), Julius Drake (piano)
Schubert: Schwanengesang & Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge An inspired coupling of two contrasting yet complementary sets of ‘swansongs’. Despite the three decades separating Brahms’s and Schubert’s ages at the time of writing, both are among their composers’ very final works, poignant reflections on the transience of life.
Despite the three decades separating Brahms’s and Schubert’s ages at the time of writing, both are among their composers’ very final works, poignant reflections on the transience of life. Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge - CDA68288 - Hyperion Records - MP3 and Lossless downloads
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Often singers will offer some additional Schubert songs. Roderick Williams chose to pair Schubert’s songs with Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte and that worked well, I thought. Gerald Finley proposes a different solution, pairing Schwanengesang with Brahms’ late Vier ernste Gesänge.
