Dunkler Wächter Des Herzens

…Wunderlich's extraordinary singing is reason enough to buy the set. His bravura 'Finstre Furien' in particular is a marvel … No modern specialist sings Handel's divisions so easily and accurately, and most of his current rivals don't even have half of his voice … the mono sound is excellent, crisp and detailed…

Eberhard Kummer - Die Lieder des Hugo von Montfort - Fro welt, ir sint gar húpsch und schón (2007) {2CD Set Orf CD 3011}
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© 2007 Orf Alte Musik | CD 3011
Classical / Medieval / Early Music / Vocal / Hurdy-gurdy / Harp

Hugo von Montfort (1357–1423) was both a politician and a notable linguist of the late Middle Ages. More than 170 documents bear witness to his life: Originating from the well-known Bregenzer noble family, his journeys through Styria took him through large parts of all German-speaking and some neighboring countries. In 1401 he married Anna von Neuhaus; From this time on, his center of life shifted to the area around the Styrian castle Pfannberg.

For me, Strauss is one of the greatest composers," Diana Damrau has said. "The way he handles the soprano voice is a joy. And to be able to sing his music with my voice feels like coming home." The centrepiece of this album of Strauss songs is the sublime Vier letzte Lieder, in which Damrau - born and trained in Bavaria - joins forces with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and it's long-standing Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons. Her partner in a tempting and diverse selection of songs with piano is Helmut Deutsch. "Not only is Strauss's music gorgeous," says Damrau, "there's the way he combines words and notes - and the psychology.