Description
Kiri Te Kanawa - Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Fauré, Duparc, Walton-Richard Amner / CBS Masterworks LP 1979
76868
Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Duparc, Fauré, Sir William Walton
Product Details
- Artist: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano), Richard Amner (Piano)
- Label: CBS Masterworks – 76868
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Gatefold
- Country: Germany
- Released: 1979
- Genre: Classical
Overview
This stunning album features the renowned soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, accompanied by Richard Amner on piano, delivering beautiful performances of songs by some of the most celebrated composers of the Romantic and early 20th-century periods. The album includes compositions by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, Gabriel Fauré, and Sir William Walton.
The range of these composers showcases the emotional depth and expressiveness of the human experience, with works that evoke love, longing, loss, and beauty. Te Kanawa's voice is the ideal vehicle for these delicate and heartfelt songs, as she brings a lyrical yet powerful quality to each performance. The piano accompaniment by Richard Amner complements her voice perfectly, adding a subtle yet rich harmonic foundation.
From Schubert's Rastlose Liebe to Walton's Through Gilded Trellises, each track offers an intimate journey through the world of lieder and art song, featuring both famous and lesser-known pieces that highlight the beauty of the human voice and piano in art song form.
Track Listing
Side A
- Rastlose Liebe – Franz Schubert (3:45)
- Nacht und Träume – Franz Schubert (1:18)
- Gretchen am Spinnrade – Franz Schubert (4:09)
- Du bist wie eine Blume – Robert Schumann (2:17)
- Stille Tränen – Robert Schumann (3:42)
- Soldatenbraut – Robert Schumann (1:48)
- Blumengruß – Hugo Wolf (1:31)
Side B
- L'Invitation au Voyage – Henri Duparc (4:25)
- Le Manoir – Henri Duparc (2:36)
- Au Pays où se fait la Guerre – Henri Duparc (5:45)
- Après un Rêve – Gabriel Fauré (3:02)
- Nell – Gabriel Fauré (1:59)
- Daphne – Sir William Walton (3:18)
- Through Gilded Trellises – Sir William Walton (3:55)
- Old Sir Faulk – Sir William Walton (2:05)
Key Credits
- Vocals: Kiri Te Kanawa
- Piano: Richard Amner
- Art Direction: Allen Weinberg
- Producer: Paul Myers
- Composers: Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf, Henri Duparc, Gabriel Fauré, Sir William Walton
- Recorded in: London, 1979
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