The final recital in a series of Schubert song cycles performed bytenorlan
Bostridge and pianist Julius Drake earlier this month at London's Wigmore Hall.
Schwanengesang- literally a swan-song-owes its existence to Schubert's publisher who, shortly afterthe composer's death, wanted to issue these last songs collectively. Of the 14 poems Schubert had set, seven songs are by Ludwig Rellstab , six by Heinrich Heine and one by Johann Gabriel Seidl. Introduced by Stephanie Hughes. Schubert Schwanengesang , D957