The complete rca recordings, an album by thomas quasthoff on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In 1827, a year before his death, franz schubert wrote one of his most important works. Vocal opara thomas quasthoff a portrait 2001, flac tracks, lossless. A portrait thomas quasthoff on allmusic 2001 allmusic. A highly selective survey of the discography by ralph moore come to schobers today and i will play you a cycle of terrifying songs. Even in schubert s winterreise, i didnt just want to interpret, but to be the millers boy, or in bachs st. Winterreise winter journey is a song cycle for voice and piano by franz schubert d. He gave moving performances as christ in johann sebastian bachs st matthew passion. Thomas quasthoff sings schubert winterreise voyage dhiver. When quasthoff reached school age, he was assigned, according to government policy, to school programs designed for children with cerebral palsy. Thomas quasthoff sings winterreise there are works of art with which one is never finished, either as a performer or as a listener. Thomas quasthoff schubert winterreise mut video dailymotion.
The celebrated german baritones career took off when he won the shostakovich prize in 1996 in moscow and an award at the edinburgh international festival. Thomas quasthoff leaves the stage schubert, winterreise the opening of schubert s haunting winterreise with pianist daniel barenboim at the berlin philharmonie in 2005. Franz schubert, hermann prey, karl engel winterreise. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Quasthoff takes the work to a new level of expression by imbuing every word, every musical gesture, with a. Thomas quasthoff hits the ball out of the park with this recording of winterreise. Quasthoff takes the work to a new level of expression by imbuing every word, every musical gesture, with a pathos so palpable that it brings you to tears.
Thomas quasthoff read more about this and other grammys news at. After an initial nine months at home, he spent a year and a half behind a glass wall of a hospital ward at the annastift clinic in. We couldnt really pick the whole of schuberts songcycle winterreise. Thomas quatshoff is singing gute nacht from schuberts winterreise watch on. Thomas quasthoff is a german bassbaritone with a warm, mellifluous voice. Thomas quasthoff bassbaritone, with montserrat caballe soprano. Perhaps this intrigue is what attracts performers and academics alike to the. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Winterreise winter journey is a song cycle for voice and piano by franz schubert a setting of. Winterreise, song cycle for voice details allmusic. Though its called the best of thomas quasthoff, this disc is not exactly the best of his many recordings. Matthew passion, i want to really ask for purity of heart as a plea, directly addressing jesus. Find thomas quasthoff discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Publication date 1996 topics fischerdieskau, demus, schubert, winterreise, 1996. Thomas quasthoff masterclass this event was streamed live from wigmore hall on friday 22 november 2019. Schuberts body of work includes over 600 songs for voice and piano. Quasthoff s early years demand a dickens to do them justice. Schubert winterreise quasthoff dvdvideo 1 dvdvideo buy. Franz schubert winterreise le voyage dhiver viaggio dinverno thomas quasthoff daniel barenboim. The mission is to give both music students and music lovers the chance to. A simple set of poems was set to music and deepened by franz schubert. Written in 1827 by franz schubert, who set to music the cycle of 24 poems by wilhelm muller, the series is of a sad portrayal of alienation and loneliness. I first listened to quasthoff about 10 years ago on singing bachs saint matthews passion over a blue background and i absolutely fell in love with it. The best recordings of schuberts winterreise classical. Quasthoff a vilag egyik legismertebb conterganbebije, nagyon sulyos. The brahms is a tougher nut to crack but very well worth the attention.
Music profile for thomas quasthoff, born 9 november 1959. Thomas quatshoff sings gute nacht, excerpt from schubert winterreise voyage dhiver, accompagnied on the piano by daniel barneboim. Thomas quasthoff, franz vienna schubert, johannes brahms. He has performed in concert halls the world over under the batons. The winterreise cycle, one of the supreme miracles of song art, is not so much about rejected love as about loneliness and confrontation with the self, stripped of all illusions. His winterreise is thoughtfully planned, more beautiful than read more most, perhaps not as grim as some. Experience the music and browse the thomas quasthoff discography on dg. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A treat for lovers of great singing, this release features the complete rca recordings of thomas quasthoff, including winterreise, dichterliebe, the op.
Among these works are not only bachs welltempered clavier, goethes faust and wagners ring but also schubert s winterreise. A lively, intelligent, and artistic child, quasthoff clearly needed the stimulation of normal schooling, which a change in policy soon permitted. The masterclass media foundation films and records worldclass musicians giving masterclasses and teaching students. Helmut deutsch, and a version by thomas quasthoff and pianist daniel barenboim filmed at the berlin philharmonie in 2005. Thomas quasthoff, franz schubert, charles spencer schubert. A treat for lovers of great singing, the complete rca recordings of thomas quasthoff on 4 cds, including winterreise, dichterliebe, the op. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from thomas quasthoff at the discogs marketplace. The best of thomas quasthoff thomas quasthoff songs. Schubert virtually invented the songcycle as an art form. Thomas quasthoff still has a singing professorship at. Thomas quasthoff bassbaritone charles spencerpiano 1998.
This is a real treasure musically and historically, as it celebrates the artists 50th birthday. Kirsty youngs castaway this week is the bassbaritone thomas quasthoff. Ive found other versions with quasthoff but not that one. Franz schubert, hermann prey, karl engel franz schubert, hermann prey, karl engel winterreise, complete song cycle. Gifted bassbaritone quasthoff has a repertoire that spans from bach to bill withers, appearing worldwide in recitals and concerts. Knowing thomas quasthoff s personal story, one must marvel at. Find thomas quasthoff credit information on allmusic.