James Gilchrist’s latest recording for Linn encompasses three of the greatest examples of the song cycle genre.
Moving away from English song into the core Germanic repertoire of songs, expressive tenor voice James’s is ideally suited to showcase the emotional nuances of Schumann’s vocal writing. Liederkreis shows Schumann at his most lyrical and deeply romantic; Incredibly Op. 24 what his first published vocal composition. Poet’s Love, Schumann’s best-known song cycle, is Regarded as one of the finest in the German language, notable for its perfect pairing of Heinrich Heine’s poetry with Schumann’s music.
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Reviews
"... a disc of very fine Lieder singing. Linn's recorded sound is natural and well-balanced."
Huntley Dent - Fanfare - May/June 2016
Performance **** Recording ****
"... These performances are nothing if not scrupulously imagined ..."
Anna Picard - BBC Music magazine - December 2015
"... a good-value recommendation."
Richard Fairman - Gramophone magazine - Awards Issue 2015
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