Secular Vocal Works

Secular Vocal Works

On this CD:

1. Gesang der Geister über den Wassern IV ("Des Menschen Seele..."), for male voices & strings, D. 714 (Op. posth. 167)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Members of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Dietrich Knothe

2. Trinklied ("Brüder! Unser Erdenwallen"), for tenor, chorus & piano, D. 148 (Op. 131/2)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper, Joachim Vogt

3. Die Geselligkeit ("Wer Lebenslust fühlet"), quartet for mixed voices & piano (Lebenslust), D. 609
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper
Conducted by Dietrich Knothe

4. Das Dörfchen, quartet for male voices (2 versions, 2nd formerly D. 641), D. 598 (Op 11/1)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper

5. Der Tanz ("Es redet und träumet"), quartet for mixed voices & piano, D. 826
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper
Conducted by Dietrich Knothe

6. Ständchen ("Zögernd, leise"), for alto, chorus & piano ("Notturno"), D. 920 (Op. posth. 135)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper, Astrid Pilzecker

7. Gondelfahrer II (Es tanzen Mond und Sterne"), quartet for male voices & piano, D. 809 (Op. 28)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper

8. Nachtgesang im Walde, quartet for male chorus & four horns, D. 913 (Op. posth. 139)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Dieter Fokel, Gerhard Meyer, Michael Schopper, Wolfgang Stahl

9. Nachthelle ("Die Nacht ist heiter..."), for tenor, male voices & piano, D. 892 (Op. posth. 134)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper

10. Sehnsucht ("Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt"), quintet for male voices, D. 656
Composed by Franz Schubert

11. Die Nacht ("Wie schön bist du"), quartet for unaccompanied male voices, D. 983c (Op. 17/4)
Composed by Franz Schubert

12. Mondenschein ("Des Mondes Zauberblume lacht"), quintet for male voices & piano, D. 875 (Op. 102)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper
Conducted by Dietrich Knothe

13. Gott in der Natur ("Gross ist der Herr"), for two sopranos, two altos & piano, D. 757 (Op. 133)
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Bernd Casper