Schumann in English, Vol. 1

Schumann in English, Vol. 1

£8.00 – £14.00

Christopher Glynn continues his Lieder in English series by joining three of today’s foremost singers to perform Robert Schumann’s best-loved song cycles in new English versions by Jeremy Sams – a new way to encounter and enjoy some of the most romantic and atmospheric songs ever composed.

‘Schumann is one of music’s great storytellers – and never more so than in the song cycles of 1840. These vivid new translations by Jeremy Sams recreate the immediacy and intimacy of his storytelling for modern English-speaking listeners, offering a new perspective on these famous songs of loneliness and love, joy and sorrow, marriage, and separation.’ – Christopher Glynn

“The three singers are certainly expert in conveying the new words. They all sing intelligently and with evident commitment. Christopher Glynn’s playing is never anything less than sensitive and beautifully turned, and the engineering is excellent. Followers of the series needn’t hesitate.” – Gramophone

SKU: SIGCD782

Ailish Tynan, soprano

Kathryn Rudge, mezzo soprano

Roderick Williams, baritone

Christopher Glynn, piano

Release date: 08/03/24

Catalogue number: SIGCD782

Barcode: 635212078228

  1. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: I. Far from home
  2. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: II. Intermezzo
  3. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: III. A forest dialogue
  4. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: IV. Silence
  5. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: V. Moonlit night
  6. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VI. A beautiful foreign land
  7. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VII. In a castle
  8. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VIII. In a foreign country
  9. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: IX. Sadness
  10. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: X. Twilight
  11. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: XI. In a wood
  12. Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: XII. Spring night
  13. A Poet’s Love: I. In May, the sweetest time of year
  14. A Poet’s Love: II. Perhaps my tears could water
  15. A Poet’s Love: III. The birds and the bees
  16. A Poet’s Love: IV. I gaze into your eyes of blue
  17. A Poet’s Love: V. Creation is kissed by the starlight
  18. A Poet’s Love: VI. The vast and vaulted cathedral
  19. A Poet’s Love: VII. I don’t complain
  20. A Poet’s Love: VIII. If only the flowers in the garden
  21. A Poet’s Love: IX. The room is whirling and swirling
  22. A Poet’s Love: X. Sometimes I hear the music
  23. A Poet’s Love: XI. A boy’s in love with someone
  24. A Poet’s Love: XII. A beautiful summer morning
  25. A Poet’s Love: XIII. I dreamed I was weeping
  26. A Poet’s Love: XIV. At night-time it happens
  27. A Poet’s Love: XV. In my imagination
  28. A Poet’s Love: XVI. A thousand empty love songs
  29. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: I. Ever since I saw him
  30. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: II. How on earth can I describe him?
  31. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: III. Perhaps I dreamed that it happened
  32. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: IV. Oh ring on my finger
  33. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: V. Somebody help me
  34. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VI. Dearest love
  35. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VII. Nobody told me
  36. A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VIII. Now you have hurt me
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