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Erica Jeal for Building a Library recommends a recording from the available versions of this great song cycle written in 1840, which was Schumann's "year of song." They chart the progress of a woman's relationship with a man from the first meeting through marriage to his death, and after. Top recommendation: Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben SCHUMANN: Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42; Lieder (5) Op. 40; Lust der Sturmnacht Op. 35 No. 1; Dein Angesicht Op. 127 No. 2; Die Lowenbraut Op. 31 No. 1; Die Kartenlegerin Op. 31 No. 2; Abendlied Op. 107 No. 6; Die Meerfee Op. 125 No. 1; Stille Liebe Op. 35 No. 8; Des Sennen Abschied Op. 79 No. 22; Der Schatzgraber Op. 45 No. 1; Die Soldatenbraut Op. 64 No. 1; Mein Schoner Stern! Op. 101 No. 4; Schneeglockchen Op. 79 No. 26; Volksliedchen Op. 51 No. 2; Vom Schlaraffenland Op. 79/5; Rose, Meer und Sonne Op. 37 No. 9 Anne Sofie Von Otter (mezzo soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano) DG E4458812 (CD) Other recordings: Below is a shortlist of other recordings which Erica Jeal also liked, although we can’t guarantee the availability of these discs. Arleen Auger (soprano), Walter Olbertz (piano) BERLIN CLASSICS 0021862BC (CD mid-price) Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Erik Werba (piano) ORFEO C398951B (CD mid-price) Juliane Banse (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) HYPERION CDJ33103 (CD) Miah Persson (soprano), Joseph Breinl (piano) BIS BISSACD1834 (Hybrid SACD) Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), Eugene Asti (piano) CHANDOS CHAN10492 (CD) Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Alto ALC 1091
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