Track Listing

1. Zueignung Op.10 No.1
2. Nichts Op.10 No.2
3. Die Nacht Op.10 No.3
4. Wer Hat's Getan Op.10 No.6
5. Befreit Op.39 No.4
6. Allerseelen Op.10 No.8
7. Ruhe, Meine Seele Op.27 No.1
8. Cacilie Op.27 No.2
9. Heimliche Aufforderung Op.27 No.3
10. Morgen! Op.27 No.4
11. Freundlichhe Vision Op.48 No.1
12. Ich Liebe Dich Op.37 No.2
13. All Mein Gedanken... Op.21 No.1
14. Du Meines Herzens Kronelein Op.21 No.2
15. Ach Lieb, Ich Muss Nun Scheiden! Op.21 No.3
16. Ach Weh Mir Ungluckhaftem Mann Op.21 No.4
17. Die Frauen Sind Oft Fromm Und Still Op.21 No.5
18. Traum Durch Die Dammerung Op.29 No.1
19. Nachtgang Op.29 No.3
20. Wozu Noch, Madchen Op.19 No.1
21. Breit' Uber Mein Haupt Op.19 No.2
22. Schon Sinid, Doch Kalt Die Himmelssterne Op.19 No.3
23. Wie Sollten Wir Geheim Sie Halten Op.19 No.5
24. Hoffen Und Wieder Verzagen Op.19 No.5
25. Mein Herz Ist Stumm Op.19 No.6
26. Ich Trage Meine Minnie Op.32 No.1
27. Sehnsucht Op.32 No.2
28. Schlectes Wetter Op.69 No.5

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #42934 in Music
• Released on: 2006-07-10
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 69 minutes

Customer Reviews

A beautiful new voice.
This voice is new to me. It is certainly something special. It is a huge voice (so far as one can judge from a recording), not Italianate but with brilliance and power at the top. Given its size, Kaufmann handles his voice with exemplary technique and artistry - shading the volume down to a whisper when necessary and finding tenderness one wouldn't expect in a heldentenor. This repertoire (the songs are so beautiful) requires sensitivity and delicacy and Kaufmann has these in abundance as well as passion and a feel for the text that helps him to communicate very directly. When he opens his voice up, hairs stand up on the back of the head - it reminds me of Vickers or Melchior in its power and thrust. My only reservation is a "whiteness" - a loss of colour - when he sings very quietly which may be the recording, although in all other resepects it is excellent. Worth mentioning is the superb accompanist - matching Kaufmann in artistry and dedication.

This is a well-filled CD with a mixture of the very familiar (Befreit, Cacilie, Morgen, Ruhe, Meine Seele - real highlights, all)with some lesser-known songs. It has given me the greatest pleasure and I think it will do the same for any lover of Strauss or the human voice. Kaufmann's name will, I believe on the basis of hearing this CD, enter the annals of the great voices of our age.

He is the best!
He is one of the most beautiful tenors who is brave enough to tackle Strauss's orchestral songs. The voice is absolutely in top form, crystal clear and syrupy. The whole album is so wonderfully romantic. You want to hear this voice more and more everytime you listen. Just listen to track No. 10 "Morgen (Tomorrow)", you will see what it feels like. It's beautiful piano arrangment and Kaufmann's haunting and longing voice leave you breathless. Stauss's songs were mostly written for sopranos but Kaufmann pull it off so well and each track does the justice. If you love art songs and Strauss's romantic songs, this album with beautiful 28 songs is highly recommended.

JONAS KAUFMANN - A GREAT TALENT

JONAS KAUFFMAN- STRAUSS LIEDER

IMAGINE MY EXCITEMENT WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS C.D. - MY FAVOURITE TENOR SINGING MY FAVOURITE LIEDER - AND I WASN'T DISAPPOINTED - THIS C.D. REGULARLY STAYS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN MY C.D. PLAYER AND I WOULD NOT BE WIOTHOUT IT . QUITE APART FROM A WONDERFUL VERSION OF MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE SONG ( MORGEN) THE FIRST FIVE TRACKS ( ESPECIALLY NO 1 , ZUEIGNUNG) ARE A REAL JOY . I FIRST HEARD KAUFMAN ON HIS 'ROMANTIC ARIAS ' C.D. AND ADORE HIS VERSION OF MOGENLICH LEUCHTEND ( WAGNER) BUT AM MORE OF A LIEDER AND CHANSON FAN ( ESPECIALLY SUSAN GRAHAM AND THE SONGS OF RINALDO HAHN Q.V. ) . NEXT GOAL , TO SEE MR KAUFMANN SING LIVE .... I WISH ....

TIMOTHY ELLIOTT
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