In his tragically short life, Austrian composer Franz Shubert (1797-1828) wrote over 600 songs and effectively established the German Lied as a new art form in the 19th century. This unique collection of recordings from the catalogs of EMI and Virgin Classics covers the entire history of Schubert's sound recording in Europe from 1898. a magnificent achievement, imaginatively conceived and scrupulously presented, J.B. Steane, the doyen of vocal experts, said of Schubert Lieder on Record, adding, the quality of recorded sound in transference from the old originals is superlative. The vast selection of records, presented in chronological order of recording, gives the audience the opportunity to compare different interpretations of the same composition. With a total of 17 CDs, more than 328 performances and 94 of some of the greatest singers of the time, Schubert Lieder on Record is enriched by a truly international influence provided by it's German, Austrian, Dutch, French, English, Irish, Russian Australian and American singers; Among them the famous sopranos Elise Elizza and Frieda Hempleto, bass-baritone Hans Hotter and renowned contralto Ottile Metger.
