The Elements in Song: Christoph Prégardien & Ulrich Eisenlohr

Undoubtedly one of the highlights of any Festival is a visit by tenor Christoph Prégardien. He and Ulrich Eisenlohr – a pianist especially renowned for his complete Schubert survey – perform songs by Schubert and Wolfgang Rihm, and then a journey through earth, water, air and fire, with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms.

The evening's programme will run as follows:

Franz Schubert         Settings by Ernst Schulze  interspersed with a selection of songs by Wolfgang Rihm's 1999 songcycle „Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller“ 

Auf der Bruck, D 853

                Glückloser Engel 2

Im Frühling, D 882

                Nature morte

                Blaupause

An mein Herz, D 860

                 Leere Zeit

Tiefes Leid D 876

                  Traumwald

Im Walde D 834

                  Mit der Wiederkehr der Farbe

                  Drama

Über Wildemann (D 884)

                  Geh Ariel

INTERVAL

Die 4 Elemente – Ekstase und Stille

Air

Franz Schubert                           Im Walde/Waldesnacht D 708

Johannes Brahms                      Feldeinsamkeit Op.86 no.2

Fire

Franz Schubert                           Freiwilliges Versinken D 700

Johannes Brahms                     Salamander  Op.107 no.2

Earth

Franz Schubert                           Die Mutter Erde D 788

Robert Schumann                     Der Schatzgräber Op.45 no.1

Water

Franz Schubert                           Meeresstille D 216

Franz Liszt                                   Die Loreley S.273 no.2

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