An die Hoffnung (To hope), Op. 32; Ich liebe dich (I love you), WoO 123; Neue Liebe, neues Leben (New love, new life), Op. 75 No. 2; Mailied (May Song), Op. 52 No. 4; Busslied (Song of atonement), Op. 48 No. 5; Der Zufriedene (The contented man), Op. 75 No. 6; Resignation (Resignation), WoO 149; Der Kuss (The kiss), Op. 128; Adelaide (Adelaide), Op. 46; Andenken (Remembrance), WoO 136; An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved), Op. 98; Sehnsucht (Longing), Op. 83 No. 2; Der Wachtelschlag (The Song of the Quail), WoO 129; Aus Goethes Faust (From Goethe's Faust), Op. 75 No. 3; Wonne derWehmut (The joy of melancholy), Op. 83 No. 1; Mit einem gemalten Band (With a painted ribbon), Op. 83 No. 3Ian Partridge, tenor; Richard Burnett, fortepiano by Rosenberger, Vienna ca. 1800 Re-released after a long break, this album shows the renowned tenor, Ian Partridge, at his most mellifluous. The album features Beethoven's only song cycle, An die ferne geliebte, and a selection of his best loved songs including Adelaide, An die Hoffnung and Ich liebe dich. Richard Burnett accompanies on a beautiful Viennese fortepiano of the period.
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