Gerhaher revisits Schubert’s lovesick cycle with stunning results.
Schubert
Die Schöne Müllerin
Christian Gerhaher bar, Gerold Huber p
Sony 88985427402
Die Schöne Müllerin is the very epitome of Biedermeier Romanticism, yet it has been overshadowed in our time by Winterreise; the latter’s unremittingly bleak tone appeals to modern sensibilities embarrassed by the gaucheries and youthful delusions of the former. I confess, I can only admire Winterreise but passionately love Die Schöne Müllerin. Christian Gerhaher...
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