Sonett für Wien – Brigitte Geller & Manuel Lange
Chamber Music
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
7.30 pm, Lauenen Church
There are many connections between the composers of this programme. First of all, there is the spirit of the waltz and also their Hebraic faith, there are also more intimate ties: Schönberg and Korngold both studied with Zemlinsky, who also encouraged Ullmann; Schönberg first married Zemlinsky's sister Mathilde, while his son Ronald was to marry Erich Zeisl's daughter Barbara in America. In addition to this, there is the great classical-romantic tradition of the Lied that nourished the identity of all of them, a common quest for new expressive paths, and an astonishing ability to use the most disconcerting sense of humour and to show an irresistible passion for life despite the dark clouds of destiny.
Brigitte Geller, Soprano (Kammersängerin)
Manuel Lange, Piano
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) | |
| “Sonett für Wien – In Memoriam”, Op. 41 | 4' |
| (Text: Hans Kaltneker) | |
| Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) | |
| “Walzergesänge” [Waltz Songs], Op. 6 | 8' |
| (Text: Ferdinand Gregorovius) | |
| “Hinträumend” (No. 5) from the “Ländliche Tänze” [Coutry Dances] for Piano, Op. 1 | 2' |
| Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) | |
| 3 Lieder, Op. 22 | 8' |
| (Text: Eleonore van der Straten, Karl Kobald) | |
| Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) | |
| 5 Liebeslieder [Love Songs] after Ricarda Huch, Op. 26 | 14' |
| — interval — | |
| Erich Zeisl (1905-1959) | |
| 7 Lieder: | 15' |
| “Der Schäfer” (Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) | |
| “Vor dem Fenster” (Text: Arno Holz) | |
| “er Unvorsichtige” (Text: Wilhelm Busch) | |
| “Liebeslied” (Text: Lily Rona) | |
| “Der Fiedler” (Text: Richard von Schaukal) | |
| “Vergiss mein nicht” (Text: Richard von Schaukal) | |
| “Die fünf Hühnerchen” (Text: Viktor Blüthgen) | |
| Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942) | |
| “Ländler-Tempo” (einfach gemütlich) (No. 9) from the “Ländliche Tänze” [Coutry Dances] for Piano, Op. 1 | 1' |
| 2 Brettl-Lieder: | 4' |
| “In der Sonnengasse” (Text: Arno Holz) | |
| “Herr Bombardil” (Text: Rudolf Alexander Schröder) | |
| “Heiter” (Walzer-Tempo) (No. 8) from the “Ländliche Tänze” [Coutry Dances] | |
| for Piano, Op. 1 | 1' |
| Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951) | |
| 3 Brettl-Lieder: | 8' |
| “Gigerlette” (Text: Otto Julius Bierbaum) | |
| “Einfältiges Lied” (Text: Hugo Salus) | |
| “Langsamer Walzer” from the “Spiegel von Arkadien” (Text: Emanuel Schikaneder) | |
| 90' | |
| CHF 80/60/40 |