Christian Gerhaher, Gerold Huber - Nachtviolen / Schubert: Lieder (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 76:53 minutes | 655 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Christian Gerhaher's exemplary lied interpretations with Gerold Huber set standards – their recordings have repeatedly been highly acclaimed. The lied duo appears on the stages of major international recital venues, for instance at the Wigmore Hall in London, in the Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Cologne and Berlin Philharmonie, the Konzerthaus and the Musikverein in Vienna. This album is a great introduction to the deeply absorbing world of Schubert's songs. It features a very personal collection of Schubert songs chosen by Christian Gerhaher, who has performed these songs for many years and has a profound connection to them. The album includes a detailed booklet text with a separate paragraph detailing each song.
Nachtviolen is the title of a text by Schubert's frequent collaborator Johann Mayrhofer, here translated with the flowers' usual English name, Dame's Violets. They might also be called night violets, which gives an idea of the gentle yet often somewhat dark and mysterious mood of most of the songs programmed here by German baritone Christian Gerhaher. The songs are by and large not very common ones, and Sony deserves credit for not insisting on the inclusion of one of the big Goethe hits. But what Gerhaher gets instead is unusual continuity, both within the often very complex songs he has chosen and over the course of the entire program. The partnership between Gerhaher and pianist Gerold Huber is very close in examining the ways Schubert emancipated the piano from an accompanimental role and often had it mold songs into entirely new shapes. Gerhaher's voice is deceptively smooth; listeners won't realize how deeply they've been drawn into the drama of a song and how it spills over the neat quatrains of the poetry. The entire program will haunt the mind long after hearing it, but for those who have to have highlights, check out the quietly bittersweet conclusion of Abschied, D. 475 (track 4), and the wild harmonic experimentation of Totengräber-Weise, D. 869 (Gravedigger's Song, track 15). A triumphant release from a singer who has emerged at the top of the considerable heap of baritone Schubert specialists.
Tracklist:
01 - An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614
02 - Hoffnung, D. 295
03 - Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid), D. 876
04 - Abschied, D. 475
05 - Herbst, D. 945
06 - Über Wildemann, D. 884
07 - Der Wanderer, D. 649
08 - Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870
09 - Der Zwerg, D. 771
10 - Abendstern, D. 806
11 - Im Walde, D. 843
12 - Nach einem Gewitter, D. 561
13 - Der Schiffer, D. 694
14 - An die Nachtigall, D. 196
15 - Totengräber-Weise, D. 869
16 - Frühlingsglaube, D. 686
17 - Nachtviolen, D. 752
18 - Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856
19 - Wehmut, D. 772
20 - Der Strom, D. 565
21 - Der Hirt, D. 490
22 - Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, D. 360
23 - Nachtgesang, D. 314
24 - Der Sänger am Felsen, D. 482
Recording: July 20-24, 2012, Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
Recording Producer: Wilhelm Meister. Recording Engineer: Winfried Meßmer.
Musicians:
Christian Gerhaher - baritone
Gerold Huber - piano
Analyzed: Gerhard Huber / Nachtviolen - Schubert: Lieder
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.01 dB -25.22 dB 8:01 01-An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614
DR12 -4.83 dB -22.79 dB 1:26 02-Hoffnung, D. 295
DR13 -4.64 dB -23.21 dB 2:41 03-Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid), D. 876
DR13 -10.57 dB -29.25 dB 5:09 04-Abschied, D. 475
DR12 -4.50 dB -21.57 dB 3:34 05-Herbst, D. 945
DR14 -0.11 dB -17.80 dB 2:22 06-Über Wildemann, D. 884
DR14 -5.75 dB -27.41 dB 2:23 07-Der Wanderer, D. 649
DR13 -5.22 dB -23.40 dB 2:26 08-Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870
DR14 -0.12 dB -19.15 dB 4:54 09-Der Zwerg, D. 771
DR14 -4.29 dB -24.92 dB 2:08 10-Abendstern, D. 806
DR15 -1.02 dB -20.76 dB 5:09 11-Im Walde, D. 843
DR13 -7.50 dB -24.77 dB 1:33 12-Nach einem Gewitter, D. 561
DR15 -4.85 dB -24.86 dB 3:11 13-Der Schiffer, D. 694
DR13 -4.57 dB -23.36 dB 1:55 14-An die Nachtigall, D. 196
DR16 -1.27 dB -22.52 dB 5:12 15-Totengräber-Weise, D. 869
DR13 -4.11 dB -23.29 dB 3:17 16-Frühlingsglaube, D. 686
DR13 -8.66 dB -26.73 dB 2:35 17-Nachtviolen, D. 752
DR14 -5.19 dB -23.63 dB 5:14 18-Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856
DR14 -2.72 dB -22.52 dB 2:24 19-Wehmut, D. 772
DR14 -0.13 dB -17.72 dB 1:31 20-Der Strom, D. 565
DR15 -3.92 dB -24.79 dB 2:17 21-Der Hirt, D. 490
DR13 -2.76 dB -22.82 dB 2:47 22-Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, D. 360
DR11 -11.33 dB -29.57 dB 1:41 23-Nachtgesang, D. 314
DR15 -2.75 dB -23.11 dB 3:05 24-Der Sänger am Felsen, D. 482
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Number of tracks: 24
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1174 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -2.01 dB -25.22 dB 8:01 01-An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht, D. 614
DR12 -4.83 dB -22.79 dB 1:26 02-Hoffnung, D. 295
DR13 -4.64 dB -23.21 dB 2:41 03-Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid), D. 876
DR13 -10.57 dB -29.25 dB 5:09 04-Abschied, D. 475
DR12 -4.50 dB -21.57 dB 3:34 05-Herbst, D. 945
DR14 -0.11 dB -17.80 dB 2:22 06-Über Wildemann, D. 884
DR14 -5.75 dB -27.41 dB 2:23 07-Der Wanderer, D. 649
DR13 -5.22 dB -23.40 dB 2:26 08-Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870
DR14 -0.12 dB -19.15 dB 4:54 09-Der Zwerg, D. 771
DR14 -4.29 dB -24.92 dB 2:08 10-Abendstern, D. 806
DR15 -1.02 dB -20.76 dB 5:09 11-Im Walde, D. 843
DR13 -7.50 dB -24.77 dB 1:33 12-Nach einem Gewitter, D. 561
DR15 -4.85 dB -24.86 dB 3:11 13-Der Schiffer, D. 694
DR13 -4.57 dB -23.36 dB 1:55 14-An die Nachtigall, D. 196
DR16 -1.27 dB -22.52 dB 5:12 15-Totengräber-Weise, D. 869
DR13 -4.11 dB -23.29 dB 3:17 16-Frühlingsglaube, D. 686
DR13 -8.66 dB -26.73 dB 2:35 17-Nachtviolen, D. 752
DR14 -5.19 dB -23.63 dB 5:14 18-Abendlied für die Entfernte, D. 856
DR14 -2.72 dB -22.52 dB 2:24 19-Wehmut, D. 772
DR14 -0.13 dB -17.72 dB 1:31 20-Der Strom, D. 565
DR15 -3.92 dB -24.79 dB 2:17 21-Der Hirt, D. 490
DR13 -2.76 dB -22.82 dB 2:47 22-Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, D. 360
DR11 -11.33 dB -29.57 dB 1:41 23-Nachtgesang, D. 314
DR15 -2.75 dB -23.11 dB 3:05 24-Der Sänger am Felsen, D. 482
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Number of tracks: 24
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1174 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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