Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957): Lieder
Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Helmut Deutsch (piano)
Tracklist:
1. Lieder op. 5 Nr. 1-12
1.1. Nr. 1 Das Ständchen
2.2. Nr. 2 Winternacht
3.3. Nr. 3 Das Mädchen
4.4. Nr. 4 Abendslandschaft
5.5. Nr. 5 Schneeglöckchen
6.6. Nr. 6 Aussicht
7.7. Nr. 7 Die Sperlinge
8.8. Nr. 8 Nachtwanderer
9.9. Nr. 9 Der Friedensbote
10.10. Nr. 10 Vom Berge
11.11. Nr. 11 Waldeseinsamkeit
12.12. Nr. 12 Sangesmut
13. Reiselied (Lied nach Eichendorff)
14. Vesper (Lied nach Eichendorff)
15. Die Geniale (Lied nach Eichendorff)
16. Lieder op. 9 Nr. 1-6 (6 einfache Lieder) (Auszug)
16.1. Nr. 4 Liebesbriefchen
17.2. Nr. 5 Das Heldengrab am Pruth
18.3. Nr. 6 Sommer
19. Nachts (Lied nach Trebitsch)
20. Lieder des Abschieds op. 14 Nr. 1-4
20.1. Nr. 1 Sterbelied
21.2. Nr. 2 Dies eine kann mein Sehnen nimmer fassen
22.3. Nr. 3 Mond, so gehst du wieder auf
23.4. Nr. 4 Gefaßter Abschied
24. Lieder op. 18 Nr. 1-3
24.1. Nr. 1 In meine innige Nacht
25.2. Nr. 2 Tu ab den Schmerz
26.3. Nr. 3 Du reine Frau
27. Lieder op. 38 Nr. 1-5
27.1. Nr. 1 I wish you bliss
28.2. Nr. 2 Wings
29.3. Nr. 3 Old Spanish song
30.4. Nr. 4 Old English song
31.5. Nr. 5 My mistress' eyes
32. Sonett für Wien op. 41
33. Die Gansleber im Hause Duschnitz
34. Unvergänglichkeit op. 27 (Auszug)
34.1. Das eilende Bächlein
35.2. Das schlafende Kind
36. Lieder op. 22 Nr. 1-3 (Auszug)
36.1. Was du mir bist?
Released 2013.

Reviews:
Korngold left around 40 songs, composed between 1911 and 1952. This recording contains many first recordings, including songs transcribed from the manuscripts and performed here for the very first time, back in 2002. 'The vocal and stylistic range required is colossal, and baritone Dietrich Henschel confirms his status as today's most versatile lieder singer in performances that combine passion with tenderness, and sensuality with urbane wit. Helmut Deutsch is exemplary as his accompanist.'
Tim Ashley, The Guardian, 4 October 2002*****
'Baritone Dietrich Henschel possesses a combination of richness and directness of voice and articulate enunciation that recalls Fischer-Dieskau.'
Edward Bhesania, The Observer, 20 October 2002

'THIS unique survey of songs by Erich Korngold, sung by Dietrich Henschel, is one of the most exciting releases to come out of the Harmonia Mundi stable in recent months... Many of the pre-American songs in this comprehensive recording - the radical Drei Lieder, Op 18, for instance - seem a world away from the filmic Op 38 of 1948. Even more sensational is the delicious abandon of the Op 5 songs, written at the age of 14 for his father s birthday, and littered with unmistakable premonitions of the film career that lay ahead.'
***** Kenneth Walton, The Scotsman, 28 October 2002

'Deutsch's stylish playing is ever-pleasurable, while Henschel's metallic baritone bears out this label's reputation for talent-spotting.'
Anna Picard, The Independent on Sunday, 10 November 2002

'Any fan of Korngold's swashbuckling film scores would appreciate this CD, which forms a retrospective survey that runs from the Eichendorff songs, composed when he was a teen prodigy, to the nostalgic Sonett fur Wien, dating from 1953. The vocal and stylistic range required is colossal, and baritone Dietrich Henschel confirms his status as today's most versatile lieder singer in performances that combine passion with tenderness, and sensuality with urbane wit.'
Charlotte Higgins, Records of the Year, The Guardian, 6 December 2002