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Små klaverstykker, opus 19 (Nr. 3)

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Reviews (6)


The guardian

d. 18. July 2012

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Andrew Clements (musikanmelder)

d. 18. July 2012

"The performances throughout the set, all of them accompanied by pianist Urs Liska, vary from the thoroughly effective to the very fine indeed, with the baritone Konrad Jarnot particularly impressive ... But it's the sheer comprehensiveness of this set that makes it so fascinating; many of the songs in it would be hard to source elsewhere".


The guardian

d. 30. May 2024

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Andrew Clements (musikanmelder)

d. 30. May 2024

"Soprano Claire Booth and pianist Christopher Glynn follow their earlier discs of songs by Mussorgsky, Grieg and Grainger with this thoughtfully assembled Schoenberg collection ... The 24 songs that Booth and Glynn include are taken from six different sets, grouped thematically ... The immaculate way in which each number is presented here, with every flick and tremor of the vocal lines and of the piano accompaniments precisely caught, would make a recording of The Book of the Hanging Gardens Op 15, which is one of the landmark works of Schoenberg's atonal period, something to relish".


Classical net

2012

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Mark Sealey

2012

"You'll have to wait until almost the end of the first CD of this excellent four-CD set ... to hear music that you'd usually associate with the new ground plowed by Schoenberg. Most of the songs on the first CD could have been written by Hugo Wolf, or Schumann, Fauré or even Schubert! ... There is little clinical about these performances, though. They're all respectful and engaged, if a little formal. The quality of the singing is generally high ... Jens Peters Jakobsen's texts, which became those of the Gurrelieder, are of particular interest. They are sung particularly well by Diener and tenor Markus Schäfer ... This set has a lot going for it, then. Not only is it as complete as anything else available. It's been carefully conceived, imaginatively executed and well presented. There are songs here that are unavailable elsewhere".


BBC music magazine

2024 July

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Erik Levi

2024 July

"Choral & song choice: Adopting this approach [creating a kind of songbook focused around eight central themes that are directly related to some of the composer's Schoenberg's paintings] enables Booth and Glynn to maximise the variety of musical expression explored in each of the themes with performances that respond vividly to all the twists and turns in Schoenberg's complex and ever-changing musical armoury ... Such startling juxtapositions make a far more powerful impression than adopting a conventional chronological survey. They also serve to highlight some particularly powerful works".


International record review

2013 February

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Richard Whitehouse

2013 February

"[Jarnot's] warmly mellifluous baritone is finely deployed in a group of nine posthumous songs ... Barainsky effortlessly conveys the insinuating charms of Colly's 'Jedem das Seine' and Frank Wedekind's 'Galathea' ... Throughout this set, the sound ... has admirable focus and immediacy as well as an exemplary sense of perspective between voice and piano ... A release which is mandatory listening for anyone who wishes to assess Schoenberg's place within the Lieder tradition".


The gramophone

2024 July

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Hugo Shirley

2024 July

"The duo have gathered together a selection of their favourites, grouped in response to eight of Schoenberg's paintings. As a programme, it's a great idea and provides the listener with a good overview of his output in this genre ... There's never any doubting the commitment of the performances. Booth's voice is bright and vibrant, conveying fiery urgency but always staying on the right side of shrillness. She's a natural communicator, too; she draws you in and rarely lets you go ... Warmly welcomed".