Various Artists - Far Far from Each Other - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

They offer such interesting blends of timbre that one wonders why they have become so rare on concert stages in the meantime Songs that are accompanied not only by the piano, but also by another instrument. In order not to compete too much with solo singing, instruments in the middle voice ranges are suitable for these trio songs, such as viola or horn in this production. In the first half of the nineteenth century, the genre was so popular that even composer-celebrities such as Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms made individual contributions; but many were also written by little-known or even unknown colleagues, among whom there are many a hidden gems to be discovered. The quartet Burkhart / Koch / Lamotke / Kaldewei has recorded works by František Škroup, Wilhelm Kleinecke or Heinrich Proch for the first time and provides a real enrichment of the repertoire. Album Tracks 1. Auf dem Strom, D. 943 2. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~I. Far, far from each other 3. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~II. Where is it that our soul doth go? 4. Three Songs for Medium Voice, Viola and Piano~III. Music, when soft voices die 5. Liebes Thal, Op. 15 6. An den Abendstern, Op. 6 7. Nachtviolen D 752 8. Zwei Lieder, Op. 5~I. Abenddämmerung 9. Zwei Lieder, Op. 5~II. Mein Herz ist im Hochland 10. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~I. Drüben ging die Sonne scheiden 11. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~II. Trübe wird's, die Wolken jagen 12. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~III. Auf geheimem Waldespfade 13. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~IV. Sonnenuntergang 14. 5 Schilflieder, Op. 31 für Bariton, Viola und Klavier~V. Auf dem Teich 15. An die Sterne 16. Thräne 17. Gestillte Sehnsucht, Op. 91, 1