Episode 5
Donald Macleod looks at the songs written during Schubert's final months, grouped together by an enterprising publisher under the title Schwanengesang, or Swansong.
Herbst, D945
John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
Graham Johnson (piano)
Schwanengesang, D957
Hans Hotter (baritone)
Gerald Moore (piano).
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Franz Schubert
'Herbst' (Autumn) (Rellstab), D945
Performer: John Mark Ainsley Performer: Graham Johnson (pno)
- Hyperion.
- CDJ33037,.
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Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang, D957 (1/3)
Performer: Hans Hotter (bar), Performer: Gerald Moore (pno)
- EMI.
- 5 65196 2,.
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Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang (2/3)
Performer: Hans Hotter (bar), Performer: Gerald Moore (pno)
- EMI.
- 5 65196 2,.
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Franz Schubert
Schwanengesang (3/3)
Performer: Hans Hotter (bar), Performer: Gerald Moore (pno)
- EMI.
- 5 65196 2,.
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