Friedrich Rückert is not among the most renowned German poets. However, he inspired some of the more beautiful songs ever written. For instance, Gestillte Sehnsucht, that we can hear performed by Christa Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons and Herbert Downes.
We are celebrating Debussy's 150th birthday with Véronique Gens and Roger Vignoles performing Beau soir, a song that remembers us that time passes so fast...
Nowadays, Schubertiades are festivals devoted to Schubert's music. During his lifetime, they were gatherings held at private homes; we recall them listening to Matthias Goerne and Alexander Schmalcz performing Die Mainacht.
Carl Loewe was a great composer of ballads. We can listen to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore performing Tom der Reimer, based on the Scottisch ballad Thomas The Rhymer.
