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This 2022 release of Schubert's Schwanengesang, D. 957 ("Swan Song"), which pianist Lars Vogt did not live to see, is one of the pianist's swan songs, and it makes a fitting memorial. This may be one of the factors that propelled the album onto classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2022, but the album has intrinsic merits on which it can rest. Vogt delivers an exceptional performance as an accompanist in these pieces, which do not form a true song cycle (they were compiled by a published after Schubert's untimely death), but which point to directions Schubert would have explored had he lived and in some cases look deep into the future. To an unusual degree, they emancipate the accompaniment from the melody line, and Vogt's way of setting a whole scene with the introductions is uncanny. Sample the murky opening of Der Doppelgänger for an idea, or the famed Ständchen, which has a unique flavor here. As for the star of the show, tenor Ian Bostridge, those more comfortable with a baritone in these songs may be pleased to note a new richness in his lower register as he approaches his sixth decade, compared with the last time he recorded these songs in 2009. Otherwise, this is trademark Bostridge, with flexible lines tending toward an operatic approach, clear diction, and controlled emotion. One could argue that Vogt made an ideal foil for his style. Another draw is the presence of Einsamkeit, D. 620, a set of connected songs that shows Schubert responding directly to Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98. The real star here though, perhaps, is Vogt, and it is good to have this release to remember him.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Schwanengesang, D 957 (Franz Schubert)
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
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Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Einsamkeit, D 620 (Franz Schubert)
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Ian Bostridge, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Lars Vogt, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
Album review
This 2022 release of Schubert's Schwanengesang, D. 957 ("Swan Song"), which pianist Lars Vogt did not live to see, is one of the pianist's swan songs, and it makes a fitting memorial. This may be one of the factors that propelled the album onto classical best-seller lists in the autumn of 2022, but the album has intrinsic merits on which it can rest. Vogt delivers an exceptional performance as an accompanist in these pieces, which do not form a true song cycle (they were compiled by a published after Schubert's untimely death), but which point to directions Schubert would have explored had he lived and in some cases look deep into the future. To an unusual degree, they emancipate the accompaniment from the melody line, and Vogt's way of setting a whole scene with the introductions is uncanny. Sample the murky opening of Der Doppelgänger for an idea, or the famed Ständchen, which has a unique flavor here. As for the star of the show, tenor Ian Bostridge, those more comfortable with a baritone in these songs may be pleased to note a new richness in his lower register as he approaches his sixth decade, compared with the last time he recorded these songs in 2009. Otherwise, this is trademark Bostridge, with flexible lines tending toward an operatic approach, clear diction, and controlled emotion. One could argue that Vogt made an ideal foil for his style. Another draw is the presence of Einsamkeit, D. 620, a set of connected songs that shows Schubert responding directly to Beethoven's An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98. The real star here though, perhaps, is Vogt, and it is good to have this release to remember him.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:14
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ian Bostridge Lars Vogt
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: PENTATONE
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2022 PENTATONE (P) 2022 PENTATONE
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