Artists
- Christian Gerhaherbaritone
- Gerold Huberpiano
Archived Event
Beethoven, Schoenberg, Haydn and Berg
Christian Gerhaher baritone; Gerold Huber piano
- Date
- Sun 08 Nov 2015, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98
- Arnold Schoenberg1874-1951
- Das Buch der hängenden Gärten Op. 15
Interval
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- The Spirit's Song HXXVIa 41
- Content HXXVIa 36
- The Wanderer HXXVIa 32
- Sailor's song HXXVIa 31
- She never told her love HXXVIa 34
- Alban Berg1885-1935
- Altenberg Lieder Op. 4
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Adelaide Op. 46
Encore
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1756-1791
- Abendempfindung K523
Overview
Christian Gerhaher’s Wigmore Hall recitals invariably attract capacityaudiences eager to experience the artistry of one of the world’s finestLieder singers.
The German baritone presents the inspired couplingof Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte, among the first ever song-cycles,and Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, Schoenberg’s ground-breakingsetting of Stefan George’s expressionist poems about a doomedadolescent love affair.