Schumann in English, Vol. 1 Ailish Tynan, Roderick Williams, Kathryn Rudge, Christopher Glynn

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff:
• 1 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: I. Far from home 01:56
• 2 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: II. Intermezzo 01:39
• 3 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: III. A forest dialogue 02:35
• 4 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: IV. Silence 01:36
• 5 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: V. Moonlit night 04:04
• 6 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VI. A beautiful foreign land 01:20
• 7 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VII. In a castle 02:41
• 8 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: VIII. In a foreign country 01:20
• 9 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: IX. Sadness 02:14
• 10 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: X. Twilight 03:02
• 11 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: XI. In a wood 01:33
• 12 Schumann: Song cycle, to poems by Eichendorff: XII. Spring night 01:23
• A Poet’s Love:
• 13 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: I. In May, the sweetest time of year 01:30
• 14 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: II. Perhaps my tears could water 00:57
• 15 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: III. The birds and the bees 00:35
• 16 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: IV. I gaze into your eyes of blue 01:35
• 17 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: V. Creation is kissed by the starlight 00:56
• 18 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: VI. The vast and vaulted cathedral 02:13
• 19 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: VII. I don’t complain 01:43
• 20 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: VIII. If only the flowers in the garden 01:14
• 21 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: IX. The room is whirling and swirling 01:27
• 22 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: X. Sometimes I hear the music 02:01
• 23 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XI. A boy’s in love with someone 01:04
• 24 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XII. A beautiful summer morning 02:23
• 25 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XIII. I dreamed I was weeping 02:20
• 26 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XIV. At night-time it happens 01:35
• 27 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XV. In my imagination 02:47
• 28 Schumann: A Poet’s Love: XVI. A thousand empty love songs 04:52
• A woman’s life, a woman’s love:
• 29 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: I. Ever since I saw him 02:40
• 30 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: II. How on earth can I describe him? Cycle Op39 - 1 - Far from home.wav 03:13
• 31 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: III. Perhaps I dreamed that it happened 02:00
• 32 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: IV. Oh ring on my finger 03:02
• 33 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: V. Somebody help me 02:00
• 34 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VI. Dearest love 04:42
• 35 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VII. Nobody told me 01:27
• 36 Schumann: A woman’s life, a woman’s love: VIII. Now you have hurt me 04:29
• Total Runtime 01:18:08

Info for Schumann in English, Vol. 1

Three of Schumann's most glorious song cycles are here wonderfully re-clothed in Jeremy Sams's new English translations and performances to match.

Christopher Glynn continues his Lieder in English series by joining three of today’s foremost singers to perform Robert Schumann’s best-loved song cycles in new English versions by Jeremy Sams – a new way to encounter and enjoy some of the most romantic and atmospheric songs ever composed. ‘Schumann is one of music’s great storytellers – and never more so than in the song cycles of 1840. These vivid new translations by Jeremy Sams recreate the immediacy and intimacy of his storytelling for modern English-speaking listeners, offering a new perspective on these famous songs of loneliness and love, joy and sorrow, marriage and separation.’ – Christopher Glynn

Ailish Tynan, soprano
Kathryn Rudge, mezzosoprano
Roderick Williams, baritone
Christopher Glynn, piano

Christopher Glynn
is a Grammy award-winning pianist and one of the UK’s best- known accompanists and chamber musicians. He combines his performing life with the role of Artistic Director of the Ryedale Festival, where he has been praised by The Times as a ‘visionary’ and ‘inspired programmer’.

His recital partners have included Sir Thomas Allen, John Mark Ainsley, Benjamin Appl, Fleur Barron, Julian Bliss, Claire Booth, Ian Bostridge, Allan Clayton, Dame Sarah Connolly, Bernarda Fink, Dame Emma Kirkby, Steven Isserlis, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Jonas Kaufmann, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, Mark Padmore, Ian Partridge, Joan Rodgers, Kate Royal, Kathryn Rudge, Nicky Spence, Bryn Terfel, Sir John Tomlinson, Robin Tritschler, Ailish Tynan, Roderick Williams and many others. He also performs with a wide variety of chamber ensembles, with choirs including The Sixteen, VOCES8 and the Eric Whitacre Singers, and on historic pianos with artists including Rachel Podger.

Recent highlights include performances at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Edinburgh and Aldeburgh Festivals, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vienna Konzerthaus, Southbank Centre, BBC Proms and tours to Japan, USA, Canada, Brazil, China and South Asia.

In 2015, Chris founded a Lieder in English project to bring classical song to a wider audience, initially by commissioning Jeremy Sams to create new English versions of song cycles by Schubert, Schumann and Wolf, which have been performed widely and are being recorded for Signum Classics.

His many awards include the accompaniment prize in the 2001 Kathleen Ferrier competition, the 2002 Geoffrey Parsons Award and the 2003 Gerald Moore Award. He has made many acclaimed and ground- breaking recordings and in 2021 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music.

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