Raoul Steffani, Magdalena Kozena & Gerold Huber
Release Date: 06 May 2022
Label: Challenge Classics
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0608917286526
Description
A unique and wonderful selection of Lieder by Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann, witnessing their musical love dialogue, performed by Raoul Steffani and Magdalena Kozena, accompanied by Gerold Huber.
Raoul Steffani: "The album you have here is the culmination of a long-cherished desire – a programme devoted to both Robert and Clara Schumann and the musical dialogue that blossomed between them during the early years of their married life, through their poems and song compositions. I am absolutely delighted and grateful for the opportunity to record this programme along with a selection of Robert Schumann's most beautiful duets, in a truly luxurious pairing with mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kozena and my regular piano accompanist Gerold Huber."
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
" No doubt about it: both sing beautifully, with in the duets that so enchanting mixture of the two so completely different timbres." - Opus Klassiek
"German pianist Huber provides detailed lighting for the scores, while Kozená elegantly arranges the beautifully formed phrases and Steffani emphasizes the color of the tone, of spectacular beauty." – Sonograma
"In four duets Raoul gets a nice response from Magdalena... Pianist Gerold Huber is an excellent accompanist." – Luister
"All very beautiful" - Music Emotion
Tracklisting
The Counterpoints
Narratio Quartet
Aart Bergwerff
Roberto Prosseda
Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Dejan Lazic, Jan Willem de Vriend
Ton Koopman
Duo Saraswati
