Schubert: Wanderer André Schuen & Daniel Heide

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828):
• 1 Der Wanderer, D. 493 06:07
• 2 Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870 02:51
• 3 Fahrt zum Hades, D. 526 06:09
• 4 Der Schiffer, D. 536 02:00
• 5 An den Mond, D. 259 04:14
• 6 Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933 08:32
• 7 Der Musensohn, D. 764 02:03
• 8 Auf der Bruck, D. 853 03:28
• 9 Totengräbers Heimweh, D. 842 07:45
• 10 Im Abendrot, D. 799 04:51
• 11 Abendstern, D. 806 02:46
• 12 Der Wanderer, D. 649 03:53
• 13 Im Frühling, D. 882 05:15
• 14 Auf der Donau, D. 553 03:14
• 15 Willkommen und Abschied, D. 767 03:47
• Total Runtime 01:06:55

Info for Schubert: Wanderer

Andrè Schuen: "This time, as a point of departure, we chose the idea of “wandering”, of a “journey”, a “path”, and tried to come up with all possible variants. Three major themes emerged. On the one hand, we have Romantic “wandering” per se, which plays an important role in Schubert (as in Der Wanderer on a poem by Schlegel). Secondly, the path to the beloved as in Auf der Bruck as well as in Willkommen und Abschied. The third theme is the journey to the afterlife or to death, as in Totengräbers Heimwehand Im Abendrot. In my view, these three principle themes imbue our programme with a kind of ambivalence, reflecting a general ambivalence that is omnipresent in Schubert.

Daniel Heide: The overwhelming quantity of songs that are often slow and address themes of sadness and yearning is actually one of the core issues in Romantic Lied repertoire – indeed, why do they have to be so plodding, so sorrowful, so full of longing? Where is the cheerfulness? Is there any life-affirming element to be found?

If you take stock of all the lieder composed by Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, Strauss, Debussy, and, of course, Schubert, you will note that the majority are slow, meditative, contemplative. Virtuosity is not an essential part of the equation in the lied genre, at least not in the sense of rapid vocal coloraturas or thundering piano passages. The song automatically comes with a text included, and this opens up another world entirely. This has musical implications as well. In Schubert’s case, a great poem whose verses convey a striking message is provided with a magnificently sensual musical frame that allows the text to exude a powerful influence on the listener. ''Wandering”, or, better yet, “strolling” through nature is part of the very essence of the Romantic poet, with all his loneliness and longing. He contemplates nature, he listens to the silence, he describes inner emotional states. “Wandering” could also imply a sort of movement, but in Schubert’s lieder we are actually dealing with an individual subject who is moving, “wandering” through the time allotted to him on this earth. We are confronted with a series of snapshots, doubts, and fears. Whenever Schubert depicts the inner emotional state of the soul, he is always honest and truthful..."

Andrè Schuen, baritone
Daniel Heide, piano

No biography found.

Booklet for Schubert: Wanderer