EVGENY KISSIN & MATTHIAS GOERNE
Schumann & Brahms
When pianist Evgeny Kissin and baritone Matthias Goerne step onto the stage together, you know something special is about to happen. The most sought-after duo of the moment work their magic with the Lieder repertoire of Schumann and Brahms, who, in Dichterliebe and Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine respectively, explored the romantic poet's oeuvre. How delicious to revel in this universe, with its recognisable themes such as love in all its vicissitudes, the night, nature and the Sehnsucht of the lonely walker. Each in their own way, Schumann and Brahms immortalised the romantic soul in music, with voice and piano as worthy conversation partners. Goerne's velvety timbre and Kissin's narrative force transport you for an evening to the 19th century.
Programme
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
‘Abends am Strand’ from Romanzen und Balladen, I, Op. 45 No. 3
‘Es leuchtet meine Liebe’, from Fünf Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 127
‘Mein Wagen rollet langsam’, from Vier Gesänge, Op. 142
Dichterliebe, Op. 48
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine
Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 32
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