Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35 Matthias Goerne & Leif Ove Andsnes

• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Liederkreis, Op. 24:
• 1 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 1. Morgens steh' ich auf 00:57
• 2 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 2. Es treibt mich hin 01:09
• 3 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 3. Ich wandelte unter den Bäumen 03:44
• 4 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 4. Lieb' Liebchen 01:02
• 5 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 5. Schöne Wiege meiner Leiden 03:20
• 6 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 6. Warte, warte, wilder Schiffmann 01:53
• 7 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 7. Berg' und Burgen schaun herunter 03:55
• 8 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 8. Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen 00:54
• 9 Liederkreis, Op. 24: 9. Mit Myrten und Rosen 03:34
• Kernerlieder, Op. 35:
• 10 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 1. Lust der Sturmnacht 01:35
• 11 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 2. Stirb, Lieb' und Freud' 06:14
• 12 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 3. Wanderlied 03:00
• 13 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 4. Erstes Grün 01:43
• 14 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 5. Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend 02:03
• 15 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 6. Auf das Trinkglas eines verstorbenen Freundes 03:51
• 16 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 7. Wanderung 01:15
• 17 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 8. Stille Liebe 03:13
• 18 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 9. Frage 01:25
• 19 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 10. Stille Tränen 03:33
• 20 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 11. Wer machte dich so krank? 02:19
• 21 Kernerlieder, Op. 35: 12. Alte Laute 02:37
• Total Runtime 53:16

Info for Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35

In the miraculous year of 1840, which Schumann began in despair, forcibly separated from Clara by her father, he composed nearly 150 lieder, including the two outstanding cycles presented here, based respectively on poems by the great Heine (the Liederkreis op.24) and by Justinus Kerner (the twelve Kernerlieder op.35).

Haunted from beginning to end by Romantic Nature, in the hands of two such outstanding artists as Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes these two masterpieces invite us, performers and listeners alike, to share a state of transcendence, a heightened consciousness that transports us directly to the heart of lived experience itself.

Matthias Goerne, bass-baritone
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Matthias Goerne
is one of the most internationally sought-after vocalists and a frequent guest at renowned festivals and concert halls. He has collaborated with leading orchestras all over the world. Conductors of the first rank as well as eminent pianists are among his musical partners.

Since his opera début at the Salzburg Festival in 1997 (Papageno), Matthias Goerne has appeared on the world’s principal opera stages, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Teatro Real, Madrid; Paris National Opera; Vienna State Opera; and the Metropolitan Opera, New York. His carefully chosen roles range from Wolfram, Amfortas, Kurwenal and Orest right up to the title roles in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, Paul Hindemithʼs Mathis der Maler and Aribert Reimann’s Lear. Goerne’s artistry has been documented on numerous recordings, many of which have received prestigious awards. He is currently recording a series of selected Schubert songs (The Goerne/Schubert Edition – 11 CDs) for Harmonia Mundi.

From 2001 through 2005 Matthias Goerne taught as an honorary professor of song interpretation at the Robert Schumann Academy of Music in Düsseldorf. In 2001, he was appointed an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in London. Born in Weimar, he studied with Hans-Joachim Beyer in Leipzig, and with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Highlights of the 2011/12 season included a tour with the Vienna Philharmonic, appearances at the Vienna State Opera and the Saito Kinen Festival (Bluebeard with Seiji Ozawa) and song recitals with Christoph Eschenbach and Leif Ove Andsnes in Paris, Vienna and New York (Carnegie Hall).

In 2012/13, Matthias Goerne sings Wolfram at the Bavarian State Opera and Amfortas in concert with the Teatro Real in Madrid. Concert highlights include appearances with the Orchestre de Paris (Bluebeard), Berlin Philharmonic (War Requiem), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony), Filarmonica del Teatro alla Scala (Mahler Lieder) and San Francisco Symphony (Wagner arias) as well as song recitals with Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Schubert cycles with Christoph Eschenbach at the Vienna Musikverein.

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