Matthias Goerne, one of the most high-profile Schubertians of his generation, has recorded a selection of Schubert's songs not in their original versions with piano but in orchestral arrangements by Alexander Schmalcz, Goerne's accompanist of many years' standing. Goerne says about Alexander Schmalcz's arrangements: 'His creativity in adapting these songs for the orchestra is enormous, while his stylistic sensibilities and his subtle approach in deploying the right instruments at the right moment are truly astonishing... Schubert's ability to empathize makes him one of the most important composers in the whole of human history. He created a perfect balance between intellectuality and the greatest naturalness. With Schubert, even the most complicated melodies and forms sound entirely natural'. And yet what we hear on this album is 'pure Schubert', Alexander Schmalcz insists. 'I have added nothing. Sometimes I fill out the voices by doubling the octave, for example. Or I write sustained chords in the orchestra in order to simulate the sound-surfaces that are the result of the use of the sustaining pedal on the piano. But my goal is to be as original as possible'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.An Silvia, D891

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

2.Schafers Klagelied, D121

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

3.Ganymed, D544 - Fahrt Zum Hades, D526

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

4.Schatzgrabers Begehr, D761

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

5.Der Tod Und Das Madchen, D531

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

6.Erlkonig, D328

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

7.Wandrers Nachtlied, 'Der Du Von Dem Himmel Bist', D224

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

8.Grenzen Der Menschheit, D716

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

9.Wer Sich Der Einsamkeit Ergibt

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

10.Wer Nie Sein Brot Mit Tranen A?

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

11.An Die Turen Will Ich Schleichen

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

12.Das Heimweh, D851

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

13.Pilgerweise, D789

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

14.Abendstern, D806

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

15.Alinde, D904

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

16.Stimme Der Liebe, D412

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

17.Des Fischers Liebesgluck, D933

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

18.An Die Entfernte, D765

Matthias Goerne/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

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