Peter Cornelius thought of himself as a 'Poet-Musician' and almost all of his mature compositions were vocal. His early attachment to the New German school of Liszt and Wagner was strong but his songs, almost half of which were written in Weimar, retain a very personal quality. A gifted poet, he set a number of his own lyrics. With their colorful piano accompaniments, his songs possess economy, atmosphere and show an interest in cyclical writing. Whether mournful or, in the Rhenish Songs, exuberantly outgoing, they reveal his imaginative command of the medium. This is the first volume of Cornelius' complete Lieder.

Tracklist:

6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 1. Untreu (Unfaithful)
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 2. Veilchen (Violet)
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 3. Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 4. Schmetterling (Butterfly)
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 5. Nachts (At Night)
6 Lieder, Op. 1: No. 6. Denkst Du An Mich? (Are You Thinking Of Me?)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 1. Trauer (Mourning)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 2. Angedenken (Remembrance)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 3. Ein Ton (A Note)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 4. An Den Traum (To The Dream)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 5. Treue (Fidelity)
Trauer Und Trost (Mourning And Consolation), Op. 3: No. 6. Trost (Consolation)
Brautlieder: No. 1. Ein Myrthenreis (A Myrtle Twig)
Brautlieder: No. 2. Der Liebe Lohn (Love's Reward)
Brautlieder: No. 3. Vorabend (The Evening Before)
Brautlieder: No. 4. Erwachen (Am Morgen) (Awakening (In The Morning))
Brautlieder: No. 5. Aus Dem Hohen Liede (From The Song Of Songs)
Brautlieder: No. 6. Erfullung (Marchenwunder) (Fulfilment (Fairy-Tale Miracle))
An Bertha, Op. 15 (To Bertha): No. 1. Sei Mein! (Be Mine!)
An Bertha, Op. 15 (To Bertha): No. 2. Wie Lieb Ich Dich Hab (How Much I Love You)
An Bertha, Op. 15 (To Bertha): No. 3. In Der Ferne (Far Away)
An Bertha, Op. 15 (To Bertha): No. 4. Dein Bildnis (Your Picture)
3 Rheinische Lieder (Rhenish Songs): No. 2. In Der Ferne (Far Away)
6 Lieder, Op. 5 (Text By P. Cornelius): 6 Lieder, Op. 5: No. 1. Botschaft (Message)
3 Rheinische Lieder (Rhenish Songs): No. 1. Am Rhein (By The Rhine)
3 Rheinische Lieder (Rhenish Songs): No. 3. Gedenken (Memory)
3 Lieder, Op. 4: No. 1. In Lust Und Schmerzen (In Joy And In Pain)
3 Lieder, Op. 4: No. 2. Komm', Wir Wandeln Zusammen Im Mondschein (Come, Let Us Stroll Out Under The Moon)
3 Lieder, Op. 4: No. 3. Mocht' Im Walde Mit Dir Geh'n (In The Forest I'd Walk With You)

UPC: 747313255672
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 8.27.13
Format: CD

Mathias Hausmann - Complete Lieder 1 (CD)