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Matthias Goerne|Im Abendrot: Songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss

Im Abendrot: Songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss

Matthias Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho

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Shrouded in an awkward acoustic which is hardly customary for Berlin's Teldex Studio, the latest recording by Matthias Goerne and Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho (First Prize in the 2015 Chopin Competition) is devoted to twilight Lieder by Wagner, Pfitzner and Richard Strauss.

Twilight ("Abendrot" in German), an essential component of German Romanticism, expresses the deep, dark side of the human soul, often in a tragic or dramatic tone, barely tempered by an oppressive light that prematurely withers the flowers of memory.

The famous Wesendonck-Lieder, for which Wagner was inspired by an impossible love whose harmonies foreshadow those of Tristan and Isolde, find in Matthias Goerne's deep voice a performer to equal their inspiration. The German baritone has long been a supporter of the music of Hanz Pfitzner, a contemporary of Richard Strauss who is often rather academic for Latin ears. What a pleasure to discover this bouquet of Lieder, which evoke the ever-renewed miracle of nature, and in which seasons and landscapes are robed in strong nostalgia.

Richard Strauss follows through the metaphors of the sun: darkening (Traum durch die Dämmerung), promising great future joys (Morgen) or eternal rest (Ruhe, meine Seele!); dreams of peace and beauty (Freundliche Vision) and the weariness of a fading life (Im Abendrot). This album reflects the black diamond of melancholy, and its three composers complement each other delightfully. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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Im Abendrot: Songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss

Matthias Goerne

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Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91 (Richard Wagner)

1
I. Der Engel
00:02:41

Richard Wagner, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2
II. Stehe still
00:03:24

Richard Wagner, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3
III. Im Treibhaus
00:05:53

Richard Wagner, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4
IV. Schmerzen
00:02:20

Richard Wagner, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5
V. Träume
00:04:22

Richard Wagner, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathilde Wesendonck, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Drei Lieder, Op. 10 (Hans Pfitzner)

6
I. Sehnsucht
00:03:23

René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Detlev von Liliencron, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Sechs Lieder, Op. 6 (Hans Pfitzner)

7
VI. Wasserfahrt
00:01:31

Heinrich Heine, Author - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vier Lieder, Op. 4 (Hans Pfitzner)

8
I. Es glänzt so schön die sinkende Sonne
00:02:56

Heinrich Heine, Author - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Sieben Lieder, Op. 2 (Hans Pfitzner)

9
II. Ist der Himmel darum im Lenz so blau
00:01:31

René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard von Volkmann, Author - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vier Lieder, Op. 15 (Hans Pfitzner)

10
III. An die Mark
00:05:49

René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ilse von Stach-Lerner, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vier Lieder, Op. 24 (Hans Pfitzner)

11
IV. Abendrot
00:03:22

René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Friedrich Lienhard, Author

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Fünf Lieder, Op. 26 (Hans Pfitzner)

12
II. Nachts
00:03:41

Joseph Von Eichendorff, Author - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Zwei Lieder, Op. 19 (Hans Pfitzner)

13
I. Stimme der Sehnsucht
00:02:30

René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hans Pfitzner, Composer - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Busse, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Drei Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172 (Richard Strauss)

14
I. Traum durch die Dämmerung
00:02:40

Richard Strauss, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Otto Julius Bierbaum, Author - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vier Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170 (Richard Strauss)

15
IV. Morgen
00:03:56

Richard Strauss, Composer - John Henry MacKay, Author - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

16
I. Ruhe meine Seele
00:03:52

Richard Strauss, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Karl Henckell, Author - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Fünf Lieder, Op. 48, TrV 202 (Richard Strauss)

17
I. Freundliche Vision
00:02:11

Richard Strauss, Composer - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Otto Julius Bierbaum, Author - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296 (Richard Strauss)

18
IV. Im Abendrot
00:07:48

Richard Strauss, Composer - Joseph Von Eichendorff, Author - René Möller, Producer, Editor, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matthias Goerne, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Seong-Jin Cho, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jupp Wegner, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Album review

Shrouded in an awkward acoustic which is hardly customary for Berlin's Teldex Studio, the latest recording by Matthias Goerne and Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho (First Prize in the 2015 Chopin Competition) is devoted to twilight Lieder by Wagner, Pfitzner and Richard Strauss.

Twilight ("Abendrot" in German), an essential component of German Romanticism, expresses the deep, dark side of the human soul, often in a tragic or dramatic tone, barely tempered by an oppressive light that prematurely withers the flowers of memory.

The famous Wesendonck-Lieder, for which Wagner was inspired by an impossible love whose harmonies foreshadow those of Tristan and Isolde, find in Matthias Goerne's deep voice a performer to equal their inspiration. The German baritone has long been a supporter of the music of Hanz Pfitzner, a contemporary of Richard Strauss who is often rather academic for Latin ears. What a pleasure to discover this bouquet of Lieder, which evoke the ever-renewed miracle of nature, and in which seasons and landscapes are robed in strong nostalgia.

Richard Strauss follows through the metaphors of the sun: darkening (Traum durch die Dämmerung), promising great future joys (Morgen) or eternal rest (Ruhe, meine Seele!); dreams of peace and beauty (Freundliche Vision) and the weariness of a fading life (Im Abendrot). This album reflects the black diamond of melancholy, and its three composers complement each other delightfully. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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