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Bernarda Fink proves conclusively here that she can be just as compelling in German song as she is in Baroque works. For a start few accounts of any of these pieces have been quite so beautifully... —
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Building a Library, June 2003, Modern Studio Recording Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2002, Editor's Choice
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Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben
RecommendedAnne Sofie Von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano)
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Building a Library, March 2016, First Choice
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This offering places Banse and Johnson among the most thoughtful and convincing of Schumann interpreters in the history of recording the composer's Lieder. From start to finish, in well-loved... —
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Building a Library, March 2016, Also Recommended
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most cherishable, notably the five Mary Stuart songs...With superb accompaniment and splendid recording, this is an outstanding issue —
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one of the loveliest accounts of Schumann's cycle on disc. [Fink] is outstanding, too, in the beautiful late Lenau settings, and there's supremely musical piano-playing from Vignoles. —
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Schumann - Lieder
200th Anniversary Edition
Olaf Bär (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Janet Baker (mezzo), Daniel Barenboim (piano), Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (sop), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Erik Werba (piano), Olaf Bär (bar), Helmut Deutsch (piano), Juliane Banse (sop), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Kurt Streit...
In summary, this set can be warmly recommended to anyone wanting to explore this utterly essential corner of Schumann’s output. It’s particularly good if you’re a beginner, as it acts as a compendium... —
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When every single item brings wonderment it is impossible to single out one above the rest, and the recording is outstandingly vivid...her Rossini recital is one of the most cherishable among... —
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