FRANZ SCHUBERT
Licht und Liebe. Vocal duets, trios & quartets
Marlis Petersen, Anke Vondung, Werner Güra, Konrad Jarnot, Christoph Berner
1h05
Digital
HMC 902130
Excerpt:Hymne an den Unendlichen D.232
Sometimes written in dialogue or in unison, sometimes close to opera, to a Singspiel scene or to choral music, Schubert’s vocal duets, trios and quartets show the full variety of his creative impulses. These brief vocal ensembles composed for gatherings of friends, the famous ‘Schubertiads’, display a skill and a taste for freedom that hold an immediate appeal for today’s listener – for here one sings purely for pleasure.