Graham Johnson - Schumann: The Complete Songs

Schumann�s songs are among the greatest musical achievements of the nineteeth century, and this is the perfect release with which to mark the composer�s 200th birthday.This marvellous collection comprises Schumann�s complete songs, presented for the first time in their chronological sequence of composition, with complete song texts, and a chronology of Schumann�s life and songs by Graham Johnson.Johnson is, of course, also the curator and unifying musical force of this series, accompanying his hand-picked selection of singers � some of the greatest lieder performers of today, and indeed of tomorrow � with utter sensitivity.