Franz Schubert is the Romantic lieder composer par excellence. He is – according to Christian Gerhaher – “unrivalled in the versatility of his lieder work”. The baritone and his piano accompanist Gerold Huber guide us through the cosmos of Schubert’s last songs, which were published posthumously as Schwanengesang. In addition to songs of world-weariness and existential hardship, they deal with themes of love and longing in all their facets: Schubert portrays the restlessness of yearning just as vividly as the serenity of the fulfilled lover.
Christian Gerhaher baritone
Gerold Huber piano
Franz Schubert
Sei mir gegrüßt, D 741
Franz Schubert
»Dass sie hier gewesen« D 775
Franz Schubert
Lachen und Weinen D 777
Franz Schubert
Du bist die Ruh, D 776
Franz Schubert
Greisengesang, D 778
Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang D. 957
Franz Schubert
Die Taubenpost D 965 A