Schumann / Wallfisch / Rushton - Songs of Love & Death - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Eduard Tubin stands among the most significant symphonic voices of the twentieth century, a composer whose music draws deeply on Nordic landscape, folklore and myth while speaking with a powerful modern voice. This recording with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Mihhail Gerts explores the formative years of Tubin's creative life. At it's centre is the Symphony No. 2, InchLegendaryInch (1937), a work that established Tubin's distinctive voice, moving from a mysterious opening through sombre reflection to a fiercely driven finale. Alongside it appears the Suite on Estonian Motifs, his first major orchestral composition, presented here in it's first recording. Completing the program are two early Piano Preludes from 1926, performed by Mihhail Gerts, offering a glimpse of Tubin at the very beginning of his compositional journey. Together these works trace the emergence of a composer who would go on to become one of Estonia's most important musical figures. Album Tracks 1. Tubin Suite on Estonian Motifs (Etw 13) I. Prelude 2. Tubin Suite on Estonian Motifs (Etw 13) II. Ostinato 3. Tubin Suite on Estonian Motifs (Etw 13) III. Intermezzo 4. Tubin Suite on Estonian Motifs (Etw 13) IV. Finale 5. Tubin Symphony No. 2 (Etw 2) I. Legendaire 6. Tubin Symphony No. 2 (Etw 2) II. Sostenuto Assai, Grave E Funebre 7. Tubin Symphony No. 2 (Etw 2) III. Tempestoso Ma Non Troppo Allegro (Quasi Toccata) 8. Tubin Prelude No. 1 Con Calmo (Etw 30-1) Prelude No. 1 Con Calmo (Etw 30-1) 9. Tubin Prelude No. 2 Moderato, Con Espressione (Etw 30-2) Prelude No. 2 Moderato, Con Espressione (Etw 30-2)

Julian Prégardien decided to record the Dichterliebe cycle after he came across the new Bärenreiter edition; he went on to explore the work in concerts with his constant accompanist, Eric Le Sage, inserting other works by Robert and also by Clara Schumann, whose bicentenary is celebrated in 2019. When Clara played the Dichterliebe in the 1860s, she used to slip extracts from Kreisleriana between the songs. Prégardien asked Eric Le Sage to record the same extracts on a Blüthner piano of 1856, the year of Robert's death, and also include Romances composed by both Robert and Clara at a time when their future marriage was still uncertain. The sublime ballade Löwenbraut also forms part of the programme - a reminder of the young Robert's anguish on Clara's departure. At Julien's suggestion, Sandrine Piau was invited to sing three duets a simple Canon composed by Clara, and two duets by Robert, Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär, and the sublime In der Nacht. Four further songs complete the album Sängers Trost, a short piece in belcanto style; Kurzes Erwachen, composed by Robert at the age of just eighteen; Aus den hebräischen Gesängen, a very melancholy song; an extract from the cycle Myrthen (Robert's wedding present to Clara); and Mein Wagen rollet langsam, a song that was included in the composer's first version of Dichterliebe. Album Tracks 1. In der Nacht, Op. 74/4 (from Spanisches Liederspiel) 2. 3 Romances, Op. 11~No. 2 Andante - Allegro Passionato - Andante 3. Löwenbraut, Op. 31/1 4. Wenn Ich Ein Vöglein Wär 5. 3 Zweistimmige Lieder, Op. 43 (Ossia Genoveva, Op. 81)~Act II. No. 5. Wenn Ich Ein Vöglein Wär 6. Aus den Hebräischen Gesängen (Mein Herz Ist Schwer), Op. 25/15 (from Myrthen) 7. Dichterliebe, Op. 48~I. Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai 8. Dichterliebe, Op. 48~II. Aus Meinen Tränen Sprieben 9. Dichterliebe, Op. 48~III. Die Rose, Die Lilie 10. Dichter

Album Tracks 1. NR. 5 Schwiege Meiner Leiden 2. NR. 3 Ich Wandelte Unter Den Ben 3. Ich Will Meine Seele Tauchen 4. NR. 3 Kommen Und Scheiden 5. NR. 1 In Der Fremde 6. NR. 2 Muttertraum 7. NR. 21 Was Will Die Einsame TR 8. NR. 8 Anfangs Wollt Ich Fast Verzagen 9. Die Alten B Lieder 10. NR. 3 Der Soldat 11. NR. 1 Sers Trost 12. NR. 3 Der Einsiedler 13. NR. 2 An Den Mond 14. NR. 1 Nachtlied 15. NR. 4 Wenn Ich in Deine Augen Seh' 16. NR. 10 Hich Das Liedchen Klingen 17. NR. 10 Stille TRN 18. NR. 11 Wer Machte Dich So Krank 19. NR. 5 Einsamkeit 20. NR. 2 Schneeglhen 21. NR. 2 Dein Angesicht So Lieb Und SCH 22. NR. 6 Der Schwere Abend 23. NR. 13 Ich Hab' Traum Geweinet 24. NR. 26 Zum Schlu