Liederabend LXI: Snapshots of Goethe
The Liederabend—literally, "evening of song"—dates back to the 1800s, when musicians and lovers of music would gather at someone's home, and one or more singers and a pianist would perform the songs of composers of the day. In the field of classical music, these songs are referred to as "art songs," and the German art songs are called "Lieder." In Germany, the great age of song came in the 19th century. German and Austrian composers had written music for voice with keyboard before this time, but it was with the flowering of German literature in the Classical and Romantic eras that composers found high inspiration in great poetry, sparking the genre known as the "Lied."
The tradition of the art song composition continues today, with composers from all corners of the world setting poetry in many languages, scored for voice and piano. The NEC Liederabend series presents songs in a variety of languages—not only German—dating from the 19th century up to the present day.
Tonight's program will include settings of Goethe by Schubert, Wolf, Zemlinsky, Robert Schumann, Emilie Mayer, Brahms, Hans Eisler, Ives, Webern, Zelter, Medtner, Grieg, Strauss, and Anna Amalia.
Singers and pianists were coached by Cameron Stowe and Tanya Blaich.
View the concert program here.
This is an in-person event with a private stream available to the NEC community here: https://necmusic.edu/live.
from "ERWIN UND ELMIRE"
Anna Amalia | Auf dem Land und in der Stadt
Artists- Xiao Xiao, mezzo-soprano
- Jamie Lorusso, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Das Veilchen
Artists- Shiyu Zhuo, soprano
- Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, piano
Edvard Grieg | Zur Rosenzeit
Artists- Xiao Xiao, mezzo-soprano
- Jamie Lorusso, piano
Nikolai Medtner
Inneres Wühlen
Sie liebt mirArtists- Shiyu Zhuo, soprano
- Sepehr Davalloukhoungar, piano
GOETHE AND ANTIQUITY
Franz Schubert | Ganymed
Artists- Alexandra Henderson, soprano
- Michael Banwarth, piano
Franz Schubert | Prometheus
Artists- Hyungjin Son, baritone
- Pualina Lim, piano
Hugo Wolf
Die Spröde
Die BekehrteArtists- Alexandra Henderson, soprano
- Michael Banwarth, piano
Hugo Wolf | Anakreons Grab
Artists- Xiao Xiao, mezzo-soprano
- Jamie Lorusso, piano
from "WEST-ÖSTLICHER DIVAN"
Franz Schubert | Suleika I
Artists- Gayeon Lee, soprano
- Sujin Choi, piano
Robert Schumann | Liebeslied
Artists- Gayeon Lee, soprano
- Sujin Choi, piano
Robert Schumann
Sitz ich allein
Setze mir nicht, du GrobianArtists- Hyungjin Son, baritone
- Pualina Lim, piano
SNAPSHOTS OF GOETHE
Carl Friedrich Zelter | Rastlose Liebe
Artists- Xiao Xiao, mezzo-soprano
- Jamie Lorusso, piano
Richard Strauss | Gefunden
Artists- Hyungjin Son, baritone
- Pualina Lim, piano
Alexander von Zemlinsky | Elfenlied
Artists- Gayeon Lee, soprano
- Sujin Choi, piano
Anton Webern | Gleich und Gleich
Artists- Gayeon Lee, soprano
- Sujin Choi, piano
Hanns Eisler | Der Schatzgräber
Charles Ives | Ilmenau
Emelie Mayer | Erlkönig
Artists- Chihiro Asano, mezzo-soprano
- Tristan Leung, piano