I had to come back to these videos after Maestro de Leeuw's death. Even through his physical frailty, the light behind his eyes is there and he's so full of love for this music.
The new album is splendid. It contains what may arguably be one of the finest renditions of Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs). And the Wolf set is equally wonderful, too. Herr DeLeeuw's accompaniment is ravishing, like a dream.
In fact, the whole album is splendid. The Zemlinsky and Schoenberg sets are on a par with the Berg and Wolf. Only weak link: Alma Mahler, whose music doesn't rise to the level of the others.
I had to come back to these videos after Maestro de Leeuw's death. Even through his physical frailty, the light behind his eyes is there and he's so full of love for this music.
The new album is splendid. It contains what may arguably be one of the finest renditions of Berg's Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs). And the Wolf set is equally wonderful, too. Herr DeLeeuw's accompaniment is ravishing, like a dream.
In fact, the whole album is splendid. The Zemlinsky and Schoenberg sets are on a par with the Berg and Wolf. Only weak link: Alma Mahler, whose music doesn't rise to the level of the others.
Sehnsucht closest translation in English is yearning.