Diana Damrau / Jonas Kaufmann
Hugo Wolf: Italian Songbook
»Little things can also be a source of delight« – thus the modest opening verse of Hugo Wolf’s Italian Songbook, which evolves in the 46 songs that follow into a many-faceted drama of miniatures about the joys and sorrows of love – a celebration of the small form that calls for great feelings and in particular for great voices. Diana Damrau and Jonas Kaufmann represent what is probably the perfect pair of interpreters for the truly delightful song cycle of the Late Romantic composer Wolf.
With their unmistakeable voices and a dramatic talent honed in the world’s great opera houses, the two star singers plumb the depths of human relationships in all their nuances and variations. Knowingly teasing one moment, careful and shy the next; full of passion, then full of doubt – a brilliant portrait of love cast in a musical mould.
Performers
Diana Damrau soprano
Jonas Kaufmann tenor
Helmut Deutsch piano
Programme
Hugo Wolf
Italienisches Liederbuch
Zugabe:
Robert Schumann
Unterm Fenster / aus: Vier Duette op. 34
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Gruß / aus: Sechs Lieder für zwei Singstimmen und Klavier op. 63
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