For her first Lieder recital, respectes soprano Anja Harteros has made a personal choice, spanning a wide arc from Haydn to Strauss. “Anja Harteros is a tall, dark beauty whose smoldering emotions erupt into cascades of gorgeously produced tone, all right on the mark and thrilling to hear.” New York Magazine.
Franz Joseph Haydn: 12 Lieder fur das Clavier, Book 2, Hob.XXVIa:13-24 (Anonymous Lyricist)
12 Lieder fur das Clavier, Book 2, Hob.XXVIa:13-24: No. 17. Geistliches Lied
Ludwig van Beethoven: An die Hoffnung, Op. 94
An die Hoffnung, Op. 94
Ludwig van Beethoven: Zartliche Liebe, WoO 123, "Ich liebe dich"
Zartliche Liebe, WoO 123, "Ich liebe dich"
Franz Schubert: Am See, D. 746
Am See, D. 746
Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 744, "Schwanenlied"
Schwanengesang, D. 744, "Schwanenlied"
Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118
Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2, D. 118
Franz Schubert: Wehmut, Op. 22, No. 2, D. 772
Wehmut, Op. 22, No. 2, D. 772
Franz Schubert: Seligkeit, D. 433
Seligkeit, D. 433
Robert Schumann: Myrthen, Op. 25 (text by J.W. von Goethe, H. Heine, R. Burns, and F. Freiligrath)
No. 18. 2 Venetianische Lieder No. 2, "Wenn durch die Piazetta"
Richard Strauss: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141
8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 3. Die Nacht
Richard Strauss: 6 Lieder, Op. 37, TrV 187 (text by G. Falke)
6 Lieder, Op. 37, TrV 187: No. 3. Meinem Kinde
Richard Strauss: 5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189 (text by R. Dehmel)
5 Lieder, Op. 39, TrV 189: No. 4. Befreit
8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141
8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 8. Allerseelen
Johannes Brahms: 8 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 59 (text by K. Groth)
8 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 59: No. 8. Dein blaues Auge halt so still
Johannes Brahms: 3 Gesange, Op. 1
3 Gesange, Op. 1: No. 1. Liebestreu
Johannes Brahms: 8 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 57 (text by G.F. Daumer)
8 Lieder und Gesange, Op. 57: No. 2. Wenn du nur zuweilen lachelst
Johannes Brahms: 4 Lieder, Op. 96
4 Lieder, Op. 96: No. 1. Der Tod, das ist die kuhle Nacht
Johannes Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 49 (text by L.H.C. Holty)
5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 2. An ein Veilchen
Johannes Brahms: 4 Gesange, Op. 43 (text by J. Wenzig)
4 Gesange, Op. 43: No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe
March 2010
*****
“The most beautiful soprano voice to emerge in the last decade shows us how affectingly she can scale down from Verdi and lighter Wagner. From Haydn's little prayer, its introduction telling us what kind of hallowed support to expect from pianist Wolfram Rieger, to Beethoven's 'An die Hoffnung' we move into the shadows and back. ...Harteros nobly underlines two very special centres of gravity: Schubert's 'Wehmut', lightened by its vivacious successor, and Brahms's 'Die Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht', inflected with all the luminous and darker tones she is capable of conjuring. An enchanted hour.”
December 2009
“…Brahms's "Von ewiger Liebe" is included as the recital's "title-song" and suits well her sumptuous tone and strong sense of dramatic phrasing. She is especially responsive to Strauss's soprano-flattering lines. The lullaby "Meinem Kinde" is charmingly done, as especially is "Allerseelen", suggesting the manner of the Four Last Songs... Rieger is an eloquent partner in this highly coloured songs.”
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12 Lieder fur das Clavier, Book 2, Hob.XXVIa:13-24: No. 17. Geistliches Lied
