Ben Heppner - Dedication (Lieder of Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann and Strauss)
On this CD:
1. Adelaide, song for voice & piano, Op. 46
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
2. Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 27
Composed by Richard Strauss
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
3. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 1, Widmung
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
4. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 3, Der Nussbaum
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
5. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 7, Die Lotusbaum
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
6. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 8, Talismane
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
7. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 24, Du bist wie eine Blume
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
8. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 25, Aus den östlichen Rosen
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
9. Myrthen, 26 songs for voice & piano, Op. 25 No. 26, Zum Schluss
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
10. Sonetti di Petrarca (3), song cycle for voice & piano (I & II), S. 270 (LW N12)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
11. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Ben Heppner, Craig Rutenberg
Editorial Reviews
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What an appealing title for this wonderful selection of romantic, ardent songs, sung with such radiant, glowing eloquence! Ben Heppner is a two-fold "crossover" phenomenon: a great operatic heldentenor completely at home in the lieder repertoire, and a Canadian who sings German like a native. He captures the warm and lyrical simplicity, the dreamy inwardness, the poetic longing, and the passionate intensity of these love songs perfectly, coloring his incomparable voice with infinite flexibility and subtlety to fit the expression. Heppner reserves its glorious, ringing quality for the climaxes and for Liszt's three Sonnets of Petrarch--Italian opera arias in disguise--the first complete with a dramatic recitative (and one of the program's two high B's), the others rapturous, yearning romances. All are very beautiful, with lush, swooping virtuoso piano parts. Craig Rutenberg, an exemplary partner, plays them marvelously. This is a record to delight the ear and warm the heart. --Edith Eisler
Ben Heppner - Dedication (Lieder of Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann and Strauss), Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Richard Strauss, Craig Rutenberg, Ben Heppner, Art Song (General), Classical, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Romantic Music for Voice and Keyboard, Song Collection for Solo Voice and Piano, Vocal
Ben Heppner - Dedication (Lieder of Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann and Strauss)
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