Description
“Recording these works today has become a rite of passage for singers aspiring to being accepted as mature interpreters, also true for violinists with the Bach Unaccompanied Sonatas and for cellists, with the same composer’s unaccompanied Suites. It was not always so. When Ms. Matthews taped her reading of these songs about 1953-4, there had been only a few 78 sets of each and another few on LP.
| Disc 1 [63:27] Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, D.795 |
| 1. Das Wandern (“Wandering”) 2:42 |
| 2, Wohin? (“Where to?”) 2:06 |
| 3. Halt! (“Stop!”) 1:36 |
| 4. Danksagung an den Bach (“Thanksgiving to the Brook”) 2:24 |
| 5. Am Feierabend (“Evening’s Rest”) 2:42 |
| 6. Der Neugierige (“The Inquirer”) 3:48 |
| 7. Ungeduld (“Impatience”) 2:39 |
| 8. Morgengruß (“Morning Greeting”) 5:03 |
| 9. Des Müllers Blumen (“The Miller’s Flowers”) 3:30 |
| 10. Tränenregen (“Rain of Tears”) 3:48 |
| 11. Mein! (“Mine!”) 2:23 |
| 12. Pause (“Interlude”) 5:39 |
| 13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande (“With the Green Lute Ribbon”) 2:25 |
| 14. Der Jäger (“The Hunter”) 1:20 |
| 15. Eifersucht und Stolz (“Jealousy and Pride”) 1:35 |
| 16. Die liebe Farbe (“The Beloved Colour”) 4:41 |
| 17. Die böse Farbe (“The Hateful Colour”) 2:03 |
| 18. Trockne Blumen (“Withered Flowers”) 3:20 |
| 19. Der Müller und der Bach (“The Miller and the Brook”) 4:14 |
| 20. Des Baches Wiegenlied (“The Brook’s Lullaby”) 5:15 |
| Disc 2 [67:49] Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911 |
| 1. Gute Nacht (“Good Night”) 5:32 |
| 2. Die Wetterfahne (“The Weathervane“) 1:54 |
| 3. Gefror’ne Tränen (“Frozen Tears”) 2:42 |
| 4. Erstarrung (“Frozen”) 2:57 |
| 5. Der Lindenbaum (“The Linden Tree”) 4:14 |
| 6. Wasserflut (“Flood) 3:35 |
| 7. Auf dem Flusse (“On the Stream”) 3:31 |
| 8. Rückblick (“Backwards Glance”) 2:12 |
| 9. Irrlicht (“Will o’ th Wisp”) 2:21 |
| 10. Rast (“Rest”) 3:40 |
| 11. Frühlingstraum (“Dream of Spring”) 3:46 |
| 12. Einsamkeit (“Loneliness”) 2:25 |
| 13. Die Post (“The Post”) 2:10 |
| 14. Der greise Kopf (“The Gray Head”) 2:57 |
| 15. Die Krähe (“The Crow”) 2:10 |
| 16. Letzte Hoffnung (“Last Hope”) 2:24 |
| 17. Im Dorfe (“In the Village”) 2:24 |
| 18. Der stürmische Morgen (“The Stormy Morning”) 1:00 |
| 19. Täuschung (“Deception”) 1:23 |
| 20. Der Wegweiser (“The Signpost”) 3:34 |
| 21. Das Wirtshaus (“The Inn”) 3:31 |
| 22. Mut! (“Have Courage”) 1:26 |
| 23. Die Nebensonnen (“The Sun Dogs”) 2:40 |
| 24. Der Leiermann (“The Hurdy-Gurdy Man”) 2:38 |
| All above with Lowell Farr, piano |
| Audio restoration by Steve Smolian, Smolian Sound Studios |
| Produced by Steve Smolian and Leslie Gerber |
