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Title: Not Suitable for 1st-Time Listeners. Choose Another!
Review: Herr M. Goerne has an interesting voice that no doubt is well-suited for any number of musical genres. Unfortunately, Lieder-singing does not appear to be one of them. The tears after hearing Goerne's "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai" were not of joy. And Ashkenazy's keyboard interpretation of Schumann might best be described as "liberal".I would recommend choosing G. Souzay (if you can find it in print, Philips label), F. Wunderlich or even *early* D. Fischer-Dieskau to hear Lieder in the clear, unmuddy voice called for.
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