The Hyperion Schubert Edition 28  - An 1822 Schubertiad / Ainsley, Koningsberger
Volume 28 of Hyperion's unique project to record all of Schubert's 600-plus songs takes us back to the wonderful year 1822, and a Schubert evening ("Schubertiad") that features quite a few songs about love and death, not necessarily in that order. Assisting tenor John Mark Ainsley and pianist Graham Johnson are baritone Maarten Koningsberger, sopranos Christine Schäfer and Patricia Rozario, and a large cast of series "regulars," including the London Schubert Chorale in the songs with chorus parts. What a way to kill an evening!--David Hurwitz