Austrian baritone Florian Boesch, one of today’s foremost Lieder interpreters, makes a welcome return to the VRS stage — this time with Swedish soprano Miah Persson. This is the first duo vocal recital in the history of the VRS with the added benefit of the wonderful Malcolm Martineau at the keyboard. Not to be missed!
“Boesch doesn’t just sing this music, he inhabits it to the hilt. His voice has a thrilling edge, and he colours his lines with delicate artistry, yet his approach is as natural as conversation, never going for effects for their own sake, or inflating the importance of trifles which some of these songs indubitably are” – The Independent
The program takes us through Schumann’s life in song, starting with the first song he wrote for his first girlfriend, to his last two, written for Queen Mary Stuart, in the depths of madness.
Program:
Sehnsucht (1827)
Gesanges Erwachen (1828)
Waldesgespräch Op. 39 No. 3
Mondnacht Op. 39 No. 5
Schöne Fremde Op. 39 No. 6
Frühlingsnacht Op. 39 No. 12
Dein Angesicht Op. 127 No. 2
Seit ich ihn gesehen Op. 42 No. 1
Helft mir, ihr Schwestern Op. 42 No. 5
Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan Op. 42 No. 8
Erstes Grün Op. 35 No. 4
Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend Op. 35 No. 5
Stille Tränen Op. 35 No. 10
Der Himmel hat eine Träne geweint Op. 37 No. 1
O ihr Herren Op. 37 No. 3
Herbstlied (duet) Op 43 No. 2
Belsatzar Op. 57
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Liebesgram (duet) from Op 74 No. 3
Schneeglöckchen Op. 79 No. 26
Er ist’s Op. 79 No. 23
Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt Op. 98a No. 6
An die Türen will ich schleichen Op. 98a No. 8
Es stürmet am Abendhimmel Op. 89 No. 1
Nachtlied Op. 96 No. 1
Geisternähe Op. 77 No. 3
Aufträge Op. 77 No. 5
Die Sennin Op. 90 No. 4
Meine Rose Op. 90 No. 2
Requiem Op. 90 No. 7
Abendlied Op 107 No. 6
Warnung Op. 119 No. 2
Abschied von der Welt Op. 135 No. 4
Gebet Op. 135 No. 5
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