I've always loved these songs, in spite of the fact that I've never heard a satisfying performance of them (either live or on record).
In the recordings that I have, the altos (Brigitte Fassbaender, Ann Murray, Helen Watts and Ilse Fischer in 1942) all sound to me as though they are addressing public meetings, all very wobbly, and sometimes the violists seem to take their lead from the singer.
It seems to me that both songs demand a much more inward approach. Closest to this is the Hungarian, Maria von Basilides, recorded in Berlin in 1928 (in the second song, Geistliches Wiegenlied).
Am I alone in this? Do boarders have recommendations?
In the recordings that I have, the altos (Brigitte Fassbaender, Ann Murray, Helen Watts and Ilse Fischer in 1942) all sound to me as though they are addressing public meetings, all very wobbly, and sometimes the violists seem to take their lead from the singer.
It seems to me that both songs demand a much more inward approach. Closest to this is the Hungarian, Maria von Basilides, recorded in Berlin in 1928 (in the second song, Geistliches Wiegenlied).
Am I alone in this? Do boarders have recommendations?
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