The Hugo Wolf Society: The Complete Edition (1931-38)

The Hugo Wolf Society: The Complete Edition (1931-38)

EMI's "society" subscription editions in the 1930s yielded a wealth of recordings long considered gramophone classics, such as the present collection of roughly half of Hugo Wolf's lieder output. Each song occupies its own specific world, due to Wolf's resourceful word setting and his avoidance of anything generic. In turn, the performers illuminate each song's felicities with effortless authority, and they avoid overpointing or enacting. Full texts and translations are included. Ernest Newman's penetrating annotations for the original 78 albums, reprinted in EMI's 1981 LP reissue, are absent. --Jed Distler
Country USA
Manufacturer EMI Import
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber na
ReleaseDate 1998-08-11
UnitCount 5
Format Box set
UPCs 775662935860
EANs 0775662935860