Schubert: Schwanengesang; Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge

An inspired coupling of two contrasting yet complementary sets of ‘swansongs’. Despite the three decades separating Brahms’s and Schubert’s ages at the time of writing, both are among their composers’ very final works, poignant reflections on the transience of life.

CDA68288 73 minutes 14 seconds

‘A richly satisfying, moving album … a very fine Schwanengesang indeed. The Vier ernste Gesänge are possibly even better: noble, refined, heartfelt, supremely moving and often beautiful in the ex ...
‘I approached this disc with keen anticipation; it was evident almost at once that I would not be disappointed … Gerald Finley’s imaginative, characterful and beautiful singing here compels the l ...
‘A potent disc, grandly sung, played, and recorded—and fully worthy of a spot in the pantheon with the likes of Hotter, Fischer-Dieskau, Goerne, and Quasthoff’ (The Arts Fuse, USA)