Gast: Lieder
Paul Schwartz (piano), Martín Nusspaumer (tenor), Phillip Lopez (bass-baritone), Elena Galván (soprano)
The singers are new to me. All sing clearly with good enunciation. Best of them is Galvan followed by Lopez; both display attractive tonal quality. Nusspaumer has a vibrant voice… Extensive...
Gast: Lieder
Paul Schwartz (piano), Martín Nusspaumer (tenor), Phillip Lopez (bass-baritone), Elena Galván (soprano)
Purchase product
The singers are new to me. All sing clearly with good enunciation. Best of them is Galvan followed by Lopez; both display attractive tonal quality. Nusspaumer has a vibrant voice… Extensive...
About
The composer Peter Gast (1854–1918) – real name Heinrich Köselitz – is best remembered as a friend and posthumous editor of Friedrich Nietzsche rather than for his own music, which was kept under lock and key in communist East Germany for half a century; only recently has it begun to be performed and recorded. ‘Il faut méditerraniser la musique’, Nietzsche argued, and Gast’s Lieder, in a reaction against Wagnerian gloom, do just that, singing of love, life, springtime, drinking and youthful ardour; even the more wistful songs have a spring in their step.
Contents and tracklist
- Paul Schwartz, Martín Nusspaumer, Paul Steinsland (director)
- Paul Schwartz, Phillip Lopez, Paul Steinsland (director)
- Paul Schwartz, Elena Galván, Paul Steinsland (director)
- Paul Schwartz, Martín Nusspaumer, Paul Steinsland (director)
- Paul Schwartz, Phillip Lopez, Paul Steinsland (director)
- Paul Schwartz, Elena Galván, Paul Steinsland (director)
Awards and reviews
The singers are new to me. All sing clearly with good enunciation. Best of them is Galvan followed by Lopez; both display attractive tonal quality. Nusspaumer has a vibrant voice… Extensive notes by Robert B. Dundas supply a glimpse into the composer’s life and his relationship with Nietszche and give substantial summaries of each group of songs.
