The Hyperion Schubert Edition 27 / Matthias Goerne, Christine Schaefer, Graham Johnson
This volume of Schubert songs features some stunning singing by Matthias Görne and Christine Schäfer. The music consists entirely of songs to texts by Friedrich von Schlegel, including his German translations of several Petrarch sonnets, and a sort of mini song-cycle of poems from hisAbendrötecollection. Graham Johnson provides his usual superb accompaniments and fascinating program notes.--David Hurwitz