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Arnold Schoenberg - Zwei Gesänge, Op. 1 - II. Abschied

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Uploaded by on Oct 31, 2009

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Zwei Gesänge [Two Songs], Op. 1 (1898)
text: Karl Freiherr von Levetzoff
dedicatee: Alexander von Zemlinsky

I. Dank [Thanks]
II. Abschied [Departure]

Donald Gramm, baritone
Glenn Gould, piano

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  • Thanks for posting this. Brings back memories of performing these pieces 30 years ago in Cleveland, with a magnificent baritone. The baritone was at least the equal of Gramm, if not better, and he was much younger. Huge range to his voice (low C to high G or above!). I enjoyed working on them a lot. I knew this recording at that time also.

  • I love hearing Glenn Gould humming along at the end. 8:22 onwards especially. What an absolute legend.

  • well.. helle Bahn was marked piano... and it was pretty much butchered. the piano playing is exquisite, but the vocal interpretation does not match the pianist's sensitivity.

    

  • I always wonder about these armchair critics, who have plenty to say, but do nothing themselves to put themselves in a position where others can criticize them. Often they seem to display an academic "pallor" with little to support their assertions. This performance has plenty of "interpretive subtleties".

  • It is clear from this Lied that Schoenberg begins his compositional career stylistically half way between Brahms and Wagner, as the piano and voice parts contain equal shares of each composer. But already the dense contrapuntal textures are evident, which is most significant. Gould does himself proud here. Graham suffices. One would like to hear it done with even more finesse and interpretive subtleties. But you are to be thanked most enthusiastically for posting it.

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