Lise Davidsen, Soprano
James Baillieu, Piano
Performers
Lise Davidsen, Soprano
James Baillieu, Piano
Program
ALL-SCHUBERT PROGRAM"Am Bach im Frühlinge," D. 361
"Ganymed," D. 544
"Der Zwerg," D. 771
"Gretchen am Spinnrade," D. 118
"Kennst du das Land," D. 321
Selections from Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, D.877
"Der Tod und das Mädchen" ("Death and the Maiden"), D. 531
"Der Musensohn," D. 764
"Lachen und Weinen," D. 777
"Suleika I," D. 720
"Auf dem See," D. 543
"Der blinde Knabe," D. 833
"Du bist die Ruh," D. 776
"Die Allmacht," D. 852
"Die junge Nonne," D. 828
"Erlkönig," D. 328
"Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen," D. 343
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission.At a Glance
Lise Davidsen is more familiar to us as an opera singer of tremendous power and grandeur, able to rise above huge orchestras. However, in this program devoted to the lieder of her favorite song composer, Franz Schubert, she shares with us the more intimate side of her artistry. Schubert’s many settings of poetry by the great Goethe are highlights of her program, but they are also accompanied by verses from his friends in the Schubertiad evenings of music and poetry. Schubert’s songs are a journey through all the emotional states known to humankind; Ms. Davidsen’s selections range from tension-filled ballads to expressions of profound faith in love and the divine.