Any volume of Graham Johnson's Schubert edition that has one of the numerous settings of Matthisson's Der Geistertanz is a good volume. And that this volume starts with the men of the London Schubert Chorale belting out the slightly inebriated 1816 setting from the D. 494 is a great start to what proves to be a great volume in the series. How could it not be? The whole volume is made up almost exclusively of duets, trios, and quartets, works that are as great as any of Schubert's solo songs but are often neglected because ...
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Any volume of Graham Johnson's Schubert edition that has one of the numerous settings of Matthisson's Der Geistertanz is a good volume. And that this volume starts with the men of the London Schubert Chorale belting out the slightly inebriated 1816 setting from the D. 494 is a great start to what proves to be a great volume in the series. How could it not be? The whole volume is made up almost exclusively of duets, trios, and quartets, works that are as great as any of Schubert's solo songs but are often neglected because there are few concert programs that can accommodate them. But in the course of the Schubert edition, Johnson has worked with some of the best singers in the concert world and here he has mixed and matched performances in a program grouped around the ensemble secular vocal music Schubert wrote when he was 19. The combination is endlessly enchanting performance of almost unknown repertoire. And if that includes the occassional drinking song and even Schubert's musical birthday card to...
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Fine in very good packaging. Originally released: 1999. Hyperion Schubert Edition, #32, CD with it's original case and 59 page insert, no owner's mark, CD is near fine
