Twilight: Schumann Songs (CD) – Ian Bostridge

Composer: Robert Schumann
Artists: Ian Bostridge, Saskia Giorgini
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: February 28, 2025

Twilight is the third album of tenor Ian Bostridge and pianist Saskia Giorgini, dedicated to Robert Schumann song cycles, all written in the miraculously productive year of 1840. The album was inspired by the song “Zwielicht,” which, together with “Mondnacht” from the same Op. 39 cycle, is often considered to be the epitome of German nineteenth-century Romanticism. 

It is also a fitting metaphor for Schumann’s troubled soul, constantly oscillating between light and dark, between hope and despair. Shedding a fascinating light on Schumann’s dark inner world, the recorded songs are both an expression of his profound love for his wife Clara and of euphoria after having overcome a period of severe mental disturbance. 

Ian Bostridge is one of the most celebrated tenors and lied interpreters of his generation. 

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