Leifs / Kristjansson / Hofs- Drang in Die Ferne (CD)
It sounds like being in a dreamland when Icelandic tenor Benedikt Kristjánsson sings folksongs from his homeland. For his first GENUIN album, the first-prize winner of the Greifswald International Singing Competition and Audience Award winner of the Leipzig Bach Competition has teamed up with the sought-after accompanist Alexander Schmalcz. Schmalcz congenially tunes into in Kristjánsson's nebulous landscapes when the singer juxtaposes the old melodies, sung a cappella, with Schubert's Romanticism. A different language, a different time-but the same feelings and human destinies! Full of deep earnestness, a fine sense of sound and artistic unanimity: a moving duo!
Tracklist:
- Fagurt Er Í Fjörðum
- Drang In Die Ferne, Op. 71, D. 770
- Der Wanderer An Den Mond, Op. 80 No. 1, D. 870
- Der Schiffer, Op. 21 No. 2, D. 536
- Tunga Mín Vertu Treg Ei Á
- Dass Sie Hier Gewesen, Op. 59 No. 2, D. 775
- Die Schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 6, Der Neugierige
- Versunken, D. 715
- Stóðum Tvö Í Túni
- Du Bist Die Ruh, Op. 59 No. 3, D. 776
- Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 4, Erstarrung
- Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín
- 2 Sönglög, Op. 14a: No. 2, Vögguvísa
- Der Jüngling An Der Quelle, D. 300
- Kysstu Mig, Hin Mjúka Mær
- Die Schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 17, Die Böse Farbe
- Willkommen Und Abschied, Op. 56 No. 1, D. 767
- Blástjarnan
- Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933
- Ísland Farsælda Frón
- Auf Dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943
It sounds like being in a dreamland when Icelandic tenor Benedikt Kristjánsson sings folksongs from his homeland. For his first GENUIN album, the first-prize winner of the Greifswald International Singing Competition and Audience Award winner of the Leipzig Bach Competition has teamed up with the sought-after accompanist Alexander Schmalcz. Schmalcz congenially tunes into in Kristjánsson's nebulous landscapes when the singer juxtaposes the old melodies, sung a cappella, with Schubert's Romanticism. A different language, a different time-but the same feelings and human destinies! Full of deep earnestness, a fine sense of sound and artistic unanimity: a moving duo!
Tracklist:
- Fagurt Er Í Fjörðum
- Drang In Die Ferne, Op. 71, D. 770
- Der Wanderer An Den Mond, Op. 80 No. 1, D. 870
- Der Schiffer, Op. 21 No. 2, D. 536
- Tunga Mín Vertu Treg Ei Á
- Dass Sie Hier Gewesen, Op. 59 No. 2, D. 775
- Die Schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 6, Der Neugierige
- Versunken, D. 715
- Stóðum Tvö Í Túni
- Du Bist Die Ruh, Op. 59 No. 3, D. 776
- Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911: No. 4, Erstarrung
- Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín
- 2 Sönglög, Op. 14a: No. 2, Vögguvísa
- Der Jüngling An Der Quelle, D. 300
- Kysstu Mig, Hin Mjúka Mær
- Die Schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795: No. 17, Die Böse Farbe
- Willkommen Und Abschied, Op. 56 No. 1, D. 767
- Blástjarnan
- Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933
- Ísland Farsælda Frón
- Auf Dem Strom, Op. 119, D. 943