F. Liszt - Saemtliche Lieder 1

The start of another Hyperion Lieder series is always cause for celebration! The first volume of an exciting collection of songs in advance of Liszt's bicentenary in 2011. Finely wrought settings of text by Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Hugo, Tennyson, Tolstoy, and others. American tenor Matthew Polenzani has been astounding Met opera audiences with his expressive and ardent performances. He is accompanied by the curator of the series, multiple Gramophone Award-winner Julius Drake.