One reason that there are performances and recordings with soprano is because there are many more competent lyric sopranos than there are competent high tenors.
I performed it in June with a mezzo. She wanted to sing it and asked me to play. She sang it in C and we had a pleasant time in rehearsals and performance. For those looking for a recording with tenor, there are 2 recordings of Dennis Brain performing with Peter Pears and Richard Lewis. Neill Sanders recorded it with Robert Tear. The salient facts are, again, that the first performance was by a tenor with the composer playing the piano. That's an indication to me of original performance practice. The premiere was part of Schubert's only public concert of his works and took place on the 1st anniversary of Beethoven's death. The soprano Josephine Frőlich sang Stänchen (Grillparzer) on the same concert. The text is about someone leaving a female lover. This is a fact since the word "sie" is used throughout. Since the text is set in the first person, one would conclude that it refers to a man leaving his girlfriend. (See Richard Hirsh's post) Schumann's wonderful cycle Frauenliebe und Leben is marked "Fűr eine Singstimme" but even a great baritone would seem pretty foolish singing those texts. Cheers, Steve Steven Ovitsky Executive Director Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival www.santafechambermusic.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:37 PM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Auf dem Strom Steve, after a quick look on the Internet finds many recordings of this piece by female singers. I leave it to those wiser than me to speculate on which are the salient facts. -S- 2010/8/25 Steven Ovitsky <[email protected]> > > Re: Auf dem Strom > > Sorry- I was in a rush and left out a few words. > sao > ------------- > There's a great quote attributed to Daniel Patrick Moynihan: "Everyone is > entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." > > Did you read Richard Hirsh's and my posts about this? It doesn't matter > what your edition says. The vocal line in the original edition of "Die > Schoene > Muellerin" is also marked "Singstimme", but it is clear from the text that > it is for a male voice. Same with "Auf dem Strom". Just read the text. > > Steven Ovitsky > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/sotone%40cybermesa. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/steve.freides%40gma il.com _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/sotone%40cybermesa. com
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