Simon Keenlyside has the instrument, the technique, and the intelligence required of great lieder singers.
His burnished baritone is large, but he can deploy it with tenderness, as well as power, and he has the flexibility to bring a broad array of colors to the songs' varied moods.
This is especially impressive in Schumann's Dichterliebe, where the songs have an emotional arc with an implied narrative, and Keenlyside captures the mercurial shifts with passion and integrity.
Even in a song as brief as "Ich grolle nicht," the subtlety of the lover's evolving feelings come across honestly and with precision.
His readings are well thought through, with careful attention to the texts and composer's treatment of them, but they also seem viscerally and spontaneously expressive.
It's in the overall impression of the Schumann that his gifts shine strongest, but Keenlyside brings the same emotional intelligence, deep feeling, and range of colors to the diverse selection of songs by Brahms that span the composer's career.
Some of the standouts include "Verzagen," "Lerchengesang," "An eine Aolsharfe," and "Nachtwandler." Malcolm Martineau provides exceptionally sensitive, supple, and nuanced accompaniments and gives the songs a wonderfully urgent propulsiveness.
Sony's sound is clean and warm, and the balance is good.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Im wunderschönen Monat MaiRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:23 | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| 2 | Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die SonneRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 00:36 | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| 3 | Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'Robert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:41 | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| 4 | Ich will meine Seele tauchenRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 00:56 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 5 | Im Rhein, im heiligen StromeRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 6 | Ich grolle nichtRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| 7 | Das ist ein Flöten und GeigenRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:38 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 8 | Hör' ich das Liedchen klingenRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:01 | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| 9 | Ein Jüngling liebt ein MädchenRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:08 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 10 | Am leuchtenden SommermorgenRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| 11 | Ich hab' im Traum geweinetRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| 12 | Allnächtlich im TraumeRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:42 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 13 | Aus alten Märchen winkt esRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| 14 | Die alten, bösen LiederRobert Schumann | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 14 MB |
| 15 | Nachtigallen schwingen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 16 | Verzagen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| 17 | Lerchengesang | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:35 | 5 MB | 6 MB |
| 18 | Nicht mehr zu dir zu gehen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 19 | Über die Heide | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:35 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 20 | Wie rafft ich mich | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 21 | An eine Äolsharfe | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 13 MB |
| 22 | Auf dem Kirchhofe | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 23 | 4 Gesänge, Op. 43: Nr. 1, Von ewiger Liebe | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:41 | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| 24 | An die Nachtigall | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| 25 | O kühler Wald | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:53 | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| 26 | Es schauen die Blumen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:04 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 27 | Nachtigall | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 28 | Feldeinsamkeit | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 9 MB |
| 29 | Nachtwandler | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 10 MB |
| 30 | Abenddämmerung | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 14 MB |
| 31 | Aus meinen Tränen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 00:55 | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| 32 | Und wüssten?s die Blumen | Simon Keenlyside | Play | 01:14 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 77 mins | 177 MB | |||||
| 77 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sussie Ahlburg | Photography |
| 2 | Hermann Allmers | Text |
| 3 | Uwe Arens | Photography |
| 4 | Clemens von Brentano | Text |
| 5 | Mark Brown | Post Production, Producer |
| 6 | Karl Candidus | Text |
| 7 | Dennis Collins | Liner Note Translation |
| 8 | Georg Friedrich Daumer | Text |
| 9 | August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben | Text |
| 10 | Heinrich Heine | Text |
| 11 | Ludwig Heinrich Christoph Hölty | Text |
| 12 | Eckhardt van den Hoogen | Liner Note Translation |
| 13 | Max Kalbeck | Text |
| 14 | Simon Keenlyside | Baritone (Vocal), Primary Artist |
| 15 | Karl von Lemcke | Text |
| 16 | Detlev von Liliencron | Text |
| 17 | Nicholas Marston | Liner Notes |
| 18 | Malcolm Martineau | Piano |
| 19 | Julian Millard | Engineer |
| 20 | Eduard Mörike | Text |
| 21 | August Graf von Platen | Text |
| 22 | Peter Quantrill | Booklet Editor |
| 23 | Christian Reinhold | Text |
| 24 | Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack | Text |
| 25 | Theodor Storm | Text |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |