Angelika Kirschlager: The complete "Songs of the Clown Op. 29" (Korngold)

Songs of the Clown (Op. 29): I. Come away, death 00:00 II. O mistress mine 02:06 III. Adieu, good man devil 04:16 IV. Hey Robin 05:06 V. For the rain, it raineth every day 05:56 Korngold, Erich (1897-1957) -composer Angelika Kirchschlager -mezzosoprano Helmut Deutsch -piano For more of Austrian songs check out my “The art of Austrian song: Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Mahler, Berg“ playlist. Description by Robert Barefield: Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Songs of the Clown,“ on texts from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, received their first performance at a workshop sponsored by the great stage and screen director Max Reinhardt. In the late 1930s, he established a training program in Hollywood to develop budding film actors. In 1941 the workshop presented a program entitled “Shakespeare’s Women, Clowns, and Songs“ which featured a number of songs by Korngold. At the time, the composer was well established as a leading creator of f