Lieder anyone?


This niche within classical music, largely leaves my cold a defect in my character I'm sure. I suppose it reached a sort of peak in 19th century Germany, becoming an important part of Schubert's output for example. 

But and it's a big but, there is Mahler and Richard Straus, two of my favourite 20th century composers anyway. They both produced achingly beautiful, melancholic song cycles and I never tire of listening to them. If you want to explore them, then anything by Janet Baker or Elizabeth Scwarzkopf are just perfect for Mahler and Leontine Price's 4 Last Songs for Strauss. You can't go wrong with them.

 

David

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I am more of a non vocal music Classical Music listener, but I am devoted to Schubert, Der Wintereisser, Schone Mullerin, Swansong, and individual songs such as The Tout and Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel, etc.  I like Mahler’s cycles, and having come to them after being immersed in the Symphonies am always fascinated when a familiar tune shows up in a song.

  Since I love Debussy I was thinking of exploring his chansons.