Thomas Hampson singt in München einen Appell an die Freiheit

By David Renke, 18 April 2018

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“Hampson ging im Prinzregententheater aufs Ganze”

Reviewed at Prinzregententheater, Munich on 16 April 2018

Traditional, Die Gedanken sind frei

Dvořák, Cigánské melodie (Gypsy Songs) on poems by A. Heyduk, Op.55

Zemlinsky, Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen, Op. 8, no. 3

Mahler, Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Revelge

Higdon, Civil Words

Hindemith, O, nun heb du an, dort in deinem Moor Op. 14, no. 2

Works by Ives

Works by Burleigh

Works by Bernstein

Works by Bonds

Works by Berger

Thomas Hampson, Baritone

Wolfram Rieger, Piano

Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 15th April

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

****1

Thomas Hampson gives an outstanding recital in Schubert Week

Linda Holt, 20th January

Thomas Hampson and Wolfram Rieger perform a selection of Lieder by Schubert and others during Schubert Week in Berlin.

*****

A consummate storyteller: Thomas Hampson sings Schubert

Zenaida des Aubris, 21st January

A whole week dedicated to Schubert Lieder at the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, kicks off with a recital with ambitious repertoire.

*****

Hampson and Rieger in songs of love and loss

Chanda VanderHart, 26th February

Attention to delivery, effective interpretation and intelligent programming is what make the duo such a consistently beloved force in concert.

****1

Luca Pisaroni: Evolution of the Lied

Jenny Camilleri, 10th October

Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni, in splendid voice and with great eloquence, traces the development of the Lied from Mozart to Schubert at the Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam.

****1

Harteros and Rieger breeze through a “Solistenabend" of Wolf and Strauss at the Staatsoper

Chanda VanderHart, 14th May

The duo toss off three encores before breezing off into the night, sending their audience off to their beds, already completely and utterly satisfied.

****1

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David Renke

David Renke, geboren in München, hat Musikwissenschaft an der Universität zu Köln studiert, wechselte dann zum Studiengang Medien und Kommunikation an die Universität Passau. Er spielt Klavier, Gitarre und ist als Sänger in verschiedenen Chören in Süddeutschland tätig. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt bei der Musik des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts.