Today it has mostly been forgotten that one of the founding fathers of German music copyright, Hans Sommer, whose real name was Hans Friedrich August Zincken, was also a prolific composer. Although the close connection between music and the educated middle class was taken for granted, the act of composing- either as a dilettante or as a professional- was still considered a hazardous venture. Hardly anyone could devote himself or herself entirely to composition without additional income from performance or teaching. Sommer took his first composition lessons in the 1850s, while studying mathematics and physics. Finally, in 1881, at the age of 47, Sommer withdrew to devote himself entirely to his musical inclinations. These songs require a wide range in terms of pitch and dynamics, long breath, and a differentiated approach to the text that is not easy to combine with the long phrases and wide-ranging legato slurs, and Baritone Sebastian Noack has mastered these skills. This is the first full-length album of Sommer's lieder.

Tracklist:

Sommer: Ballads and Romances, Op. 8 - Die Rauberbruder
Ballads and Romances, Op. 8 - Verloren
Ballads and Romances, Op. 8 - Nachtwanderer
Ballads and Romances, Op. 8 - Der Kuhne
Ballads and Romances, Op. 8 - Loreley, Op. 7
Sommer: Two Ballads By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe - Der Konig Von Thule
Two Ballads By Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe - Der Fischer
Sommer: Ballads and Romances, Op. 11 - Sir Aethelbert I ; II
Ballads and Romances, Op. 11 - Odysseus 1
Ballads and Romances, Op. 11 - Das Lied Vom Schill 1
Ballads and Romances, Op. 11 - Die Bernstein- Hexe 1
Ballads and Romances, Op. 11 - Jung Douglas Und Schon Rosabell, Op. 24 1
Sommer: Die Junge Konigin, Op. 25 1
Sommer: Jung Anne, Op. 18 No. 1

UPC: 4260085533893
Label: Avi
Release Date: 6.8.18
Format: CD

Sommer / Noack / Lange - Ballades & Romances for Baritone (CD)