CHRISTIAN IMMLER & ANDREAS FRESE

Date & Time

Tue, Feb 11, 2025, 19:30

Venue

In 2013, Jörg Widmann composed his first—and to date his only—song cycle. Das heiße Herz (“The Hot Heart”) is based on the works of a wide range of authors, including Clemens Brentano, Heinrich Heine, Klabund, and Peter Härtling, as well as lesser known poems from Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Christian Immler and Andreas Frese, who have won acclaim for their collaboration on the cycle’s premiere recording, perform Widmann’s songs opposite works by Schumann and Mahler.

Keywords: Vocal Music

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Musicians

Immler Christian	Bariton
Frese Andreas	Piano

Program

Die ihr des unermesslichen Weltalls Schöpfer ehrt	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Five Songs Op. 40	Robert Schumann
Frühlingsmorgen	Gustav Mahler
Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)	Gustav Mahler
Ablösung im Sommer (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)	Gustav Mahler
Hans und Grete (from Lieder und Gesänge)	Gustav Mahler
Verlor'ne Müh' (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)	Gustav Mahler
Phantasie aus Don Juan (from Lieder und Gesänge)	Gustav Mahler
Urlicht (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn)	Gustav Mahler
Das heiße Herz	Jörg Widmann

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