One of the most important works of Schubert’s career, Die schöne Müllerin was one of the first extended song cycles to gain widespread popularity. Here, Sylvan gives performances that “match the sophisticated naïveté" of the texts, says American Record Guide, and "the calculated folkiness of Schubert's melodies with an artful naturalness of delivery."
One of the most important works of Schubert’s career, Die schöne Müllerin was one of the first extended song cycles to gain widespread popularity. Here, Sanford Sylvan gives performances that “match the sophisticated naïveté" of the texts, says American Record Guide, and "the calculated folkiness of Schubert's melodies with an artful naturalness of delivery."
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Philip Waldway
Recorded November 1991 at Weston Chapel, Weston, Massachusetts
Engineered by Everett Porter
Music by Franz Schubert; words by Wilhelm Müller
Art Direction and Design by James Victore
Cover photograph by William Clift
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MUSICIANS
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
David Breitman, fortepiano
