Nina Stemme recital

See Sechs Gedichte und Requiem, Op.90 in

Berlin, Germany Gateshead, United Kingdom

A full-blooded song recital from Nina Stemme

Zwölftöner, 14th February

Two of the world’s most sought-after opera singers giving Lieder recitals on the same night. The kind of painful choice which Viennese musical institutions and their chaotic schedules throw up all too regularly. I went for Nina Stemme over Jonas Kaufmann on the basis that she gives fewer solo recitals, despite harbouring reservations about how her big voice would fare in this repertoire.

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Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)	Sechs Gedichte und Requiem, Op.90
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Wesendonck-Lieder
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Nannas Lied
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Je ne t'aime pas
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Youkali
Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)	Surabaya Johnny
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Do not sing, my beauty (Ne poy krasavitsa pri mne), Op.4 no.4
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	In the silence of the secret night (V molchan'ji nochi tajnoj), Op.4 no.3
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	How fair this spot (Zdes' khorosho), Op.21 no.7
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	April! Bright spring day!
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Withered is the flower
Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943)	Spring waters (Vesennije vody), Op.14 no.11

Nina Stemme	Soprano
Matti Hirvonen	Piano