Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements
Brahms Trio, Berliner Solistenchor & Members of the Radio Chorus Leipzig, Horst Neumann
Beethoven: Folk Song Arrangements
Brahms Trio, Berliner Solistenchor & Members of the Radio Chorus Leipzig, Horst Neumann
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Now available as a 6CD set, the Folksong Arrangements by Beethoven.
Beethoven wrote these arrangements of Scottish, Irish, Welsh and various folk songs, commissioned by his publisher, as a means to earn money. However, as was often the case with him, he took the commission very serious and instead of merely adding simple accompaniments to the songs, he created little works of art, adding introductions, original harmonies and intricate accompaniments, worthy of the concert hall. One may find many a hidden treasure among these attractive, sentimental, comical or rustic songs! Performed by a variety of artists and choirs. First released on the Brilliant Classics Complete Beethoven Edition.
Contents and tracklist
- Dorothee Wohlgemuth (soprano), Christine Wehler (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jens Hamann (baritone), Martin Haunhorst (violin / fiddle), Bernhard Schwarz (cello), Rainer Maria Klaas (piano), Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), Jörg Hoffmann (violin / fiddle), Gotthard Popp (cello), Volker Lehmann (piano), Christine Wehler (mezzo soprano)
- Berliner Solisten, Brahms-Trio
- Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Siegfried Lorenz (baritone), Jörg Hoffmann (violin / fiddle), Gotthard Popp (cello), Volker Lehmann (piano), Dorothee Wohlgemuth (soprano), Christine Wehler (mezzo soprano), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jens Hamann (baritone), Martin Haunhorst (violin / fiddle), Bernhard Schwarz (cello), Rainer Maria Klaas (piano), Christine Wehler (alto)
- Berliner Solisten, Brahms-Trio
- Daniel Raschinsky (baritone), Sachiko Kobayashi (violin / fiddle), Chihiro Saito (cello), Michael Wagner (piano), Barbara Emilia Schedel (soprano), Kerstin Wagner (alto), Daniel Schreiber (tenor)
- Antonia Bourvé (soprano), Rebekka Stöhr (mezzo soprano), David Mulvenna Hamilton (tenor), Michael Clark (piano), Haakon Schaub (baritone), Zsuzsa Zsizsmann (violin / fiddle), Cornelius Boensch (cello)
- Antonia Bourvé (soprano), Rebekka Stöhr (mezzo soprano), David Mulvenna Hamilton (tenor), Haakon Schaub (baritone), Zsuzsa Zsizsmann (violin / fiddle), Cornelius Boensch (cello), Michael Clark (piano)
- Antonia Bourvé (soprano), Rebekka Stöhr (mezzo soprano), David Mulvenna Hamilton (tenor), Haakon Schaub (baritone), Zsuzsa Zsizsmann (violin / fiddle), Cornelius Boensch (cello), Michael Clark (piano)
- Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Günther Leib (baritone), Reinhard Ulbricht (violin / fiddle), Joachim Bischof (cello), Kurt Mahn (oboe), Werner Pauli (guitar), Dorothee Wohlgemuth (soprano), Christine Wehler (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jens Hamann (baritone), Martin Haunhorst (violin / fiddle), Bernhard Schwarz (cello), Rainer Maria Klaas (piano)
- Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Günther Leib (baritone), Reinhard Ulbricht (violin / fiddle), Joachim Bischof (cello), Kurt Mahn (oboe), Werner Pauli (guitar)
- Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Joachim Bischof (cello), Günther Leib (baritone), Reinhard Ulbricht (violin / fiddle), Kurt Mahn (oboe), Werner Pauli (guitar)
- Dorothee Wohlgemuth (soprano), Christine Wehler (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jens Hamann (baritone), Martin Haunhorst (violin / fiddle), Bernhard Schwarz (cello), Rainer Maria Klaas (piano)
- Dorothee Wohlgemuth (soprano), Christine Wehler (alto), Georg Poplutz (tenor), Jens Hamann (baritone), Martin Haunhorst (violin / fiddle), Bernhard Schwarz (cello), Rainer Maria Klaas (piano)
- Renate Kramer (soprano), Ingeborg Springer (mezzo soprano), Eberhard Büchner (tenor), Günther Leib (baritone), Reinhard Ulbricht (violin / fiddle), Joachim Bischof (cello), Kurt Mahn (oboe), Werner Pauli (guitar)