The Hyperion Schubert Edition 14 / Thomas Hampson, Graham Johnson

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In volume 13 of this magnificent series of Schubert songs, Thomas Hampson played a supporting role to soprano Marie McLaughlin's recital. Here the roles are reversed: Hampson takes center stage, and McLaughlin assists, this time in a program of poetry largely by Mayrhofer, and concerned almost exclusively with the theme of ancient Greece. As always, the variety and abundance of Schubert's inspiration is astounding, and Graham Johnson's notes make very interesting reading. --David Hurwitz