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While not all of the 17 Schubert songs collected here under the title Abendbilder (Evening Images) deal specifically with the evening, most are at least tinged with the melancholy that's associated with the end of the day in the romantic imagination, and baritone Christian Gerhaher's passionate sensibility brings that melancholy to the fore. Gerhaher's voice has matured since his fine 2001 recording of Der Winterreise and his interpretive skills have deepened. He is becoming a master of an effortless, creamy legato that's especially evident in the long floating lines of "Du bist die Ruh." The way Gerhaher's voice materializes out of nothing in "Im Abendrot" is magical, and the simplicity and directness of his singing is heartbreakingly poignant. He is at much at home in the more energetic and vociferous songs, such as "Bei dir allein," "Auf der Bruck," and "Der Musensohn," but it's in the more introspective pieces, where he can caress the words, that he is most unaffectedly moving. Gerold Huber provides supple and nuanced accompaniment, and the partnership of voice and piano is one of the album's greatest strengths. The sound is warm, present, and well balanced, with just enough resonance to maximize Gerhaher's ringing tone.
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Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Johann Gabriel Seidl, Lyricist - Gerold Huber, Piano
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Petrus Silbert, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Petrus Silbert, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Friedrich Rückert, Lyricist - Gerold Huber, Piano
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Gabriel Seidl, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Ernst Schulze, Lyricist - Gerold Huber, Piano - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Karl Gottfried Ritter von Leitner, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Gabriel Seidl, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Friedrich Rochlitz, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Franz Xaver Freiherr Von Schlechta, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Carl Lappe, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Friedrich Rückert, Lyricist - Gerold Huber, Piano
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Friedrich Rückert, Lyricist - Gerold Huber, Piano
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Christian Gerhaher, Baritone, Main Artist, Baritone - Franz Schubert, Composer - Wilhelm Meister, Producer - Christian Böhm, Recording Engineer - Gerold Huber, Piano - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Lyricist
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
Album review
While not all of the 17 Schubert songs collected here under the title Abendbilder (Evening Images) deal specifically with the evening, most are at least tinged with the melancholy that's associated with the end of the day in the romantic imagination, and baritone Christian Gerhaher's passionate sensibility brings that melancholy to the fore. Gerhaher's voice has matured since his fine 2001 recording of Der Winterreise and his interpretive skills have deepened. He is becoming a master of an effortless, creamy legato that's especially evident in the long floating lines of "Du bist die Ruh." The way Gerhaher's voice materializes out of nothing in "Im Abendrot" is magical, and the simplicity and directness of his singing is heartbreakingly poignant. He is at much at home in the more energetic and vociferous songs, such as "Bei dir allein," "Auf der Bruck," and "Der Musensohn," but it's in the more introspective pieces, where he can caress the words, that he is most unaffectedly moving. Gerold Huber provides supple and nuanced accompaniment, and the partnership of voice and piano is one of the album's greatest strengths. The sound is warm, present, and well balanced, with just enough resonance to maximize Gerhaher's ringing tone.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:54
- Main artists: Christian Gerhaher
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: RCA Red Seal
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (GERMANY) GmbH
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