Composer of the Week
Franz Liszt, Liszt the Song Composer
Donald Macleod explores Liszt's songs, including settings of Heine, Hugo and Petrarch. While he is not often thought of as a composer of songs, Liszt wrote around 80 of them, some of which are considered to be among his finest works. Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S289 (text: Heine) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Die Loreley, S273 No 2 (text: Heine) Hildegard Behrens (soprano) Cord Garben (piano) Ich mochte hingehn, S296 (text: Herwegh) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Daniel Barenboim (piano) Four settings of Victor Hugo: S'il est un charmant gazon, S284; Enfant, si j'etais roi, S283; Comment, disaient-ils, S276; Oh! quand je dors, S282 Brigitte Fassbaender (soprano) Irwin Gage (piano) Tre sonnetti di Petrarca, S270: Pace non trovo; Benedetto sia il giorno; I vidi in terra angelici costumi Thomas Quasthoff (baritone) Justus Zeyen (piano).