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SCHUMANN, C.: Vocal Music (Waschinski, Berlin Aulos String Quartet)

Composer(s):Schumann, Clara
Artist(s) Berlin Aulos String Quartet, Ensemble • Waschinski, Jorg, soprano
Period(s) Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Vocal
Catalogue Phoenix170
Label Phoenix Edition
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
CD
USD 16.99
 

 
MP3
USD 9.99
 

 

   




Review By Judith Malafronte ,Opera News,October 2009

German countertenor Jörg Waschinski (who rightly calls himself a soprano) presents a recital of Lieder by Clara Schumann in his own arrangements for string quartet. The transcription was a wise move, as the singer’s delicate, sweet voice blends nicely with the warm but clear sound of the Berlin Aulos String Quartet…songs, such as “Das Veilchen,” on the familiar Goethe poem, and the 1840 setting of Heine’s “Volkslied,” (“Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht”) are especially successful, and Waschinski’s reverent take on the remarkable song, “Der Mond kommt still gegangen,” is captivating.



Review By Stephen Eddins,Allmusic.com,June 2009

This CD of songs by Clara Schumann stands out from standard recitals on several counts. First, the piano accompaniment has been arranged for string quartet by the soloist. Second, the soprano soloist is male. Jörg Waschinski describes himself not as a counter tenor, but as a soprano, because the range of most countertenors is closer to that of an alto or mezzo-soprano. (Vocal pedagogues may quibble over Waschinski’s appropriation of the term, claiming that true sopranos don’t use falsetto, as he does, but he does nonetheless sing in the soprano register.) There’s never any question as to whether a man or woman is singing; his voice has the lightness characteristic of most countertenors, even though his range extends higher than the usual. Since the

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