Franz Liszt: Songs, Vol. II "Der du von dem Himmel bist" Konstantin Krimmel & Daniel Heide

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886):
• 1 Liszt: Es war ein König von Thule, S. 278B 03:53
• 2 Liszt: Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, S. 297B 02:39
• 3 Liszt: Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', S. 306B 04:07
• 4 Liszt: Der du von dem Himmel bist, S. 279C 03:39
• 5 Liszt: Freudvoll und leidvoll, S. 280C 03:12
• 6 Liszt: Gebet, S. 331 04:20
• 7 Liszt: Einst, S. 332 00:56
• 8 Liszt: An Edlitam, S. 333 02:18
• 9 Liszt: Der Glückliche, S. 334 01:55
• 10 Liszt: Du bist wioe eine Blume, S. 287B 01:58
• 11 Liszt: Im Rhein im schönen Strome, S. 272B 02:54
• 12 Liszt: Morgens stegh' ich auf und frage, S. 290B 02:32
• 13 Liszt: Anfangs wollt' ich fast verzagen, S. 311B 02:21
• 14 Liszt: Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S. 289B 01:43
• 15 Liszt: Der Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S. 309B 03:09
• 16 Liszt: Die Loreley, S. 273B 06:45
• 17 Liszt: Des Tages laute Stimmen schweigen, S. 337 04:32
• 18 Liszt: Verlassen, S. 336 04:10
• 19 Liszt: Und wir dachten der Toten, S. 338 02:21
• Total Runtime 59:24

Info for Franz Liszt: Songs, Vol. II "Der du von dem Himmel bist"

Compared with the catalogues of, say, Schubert, Loewe, or Schumann, the song output of Franz Liszt seems quite modest in terms of sheer quantity. Unexpected obstacles make it difficult, however, to obtain an overview of all the Lieder the Weimar virtuoso ever wrote.

Not all of Liszt’s songs are published as sheet music, and this has always been the case; the only currently available collection is a meager anthology of ca. 40 Lieder. One is soon obliged to resort to out-of-print material. The old, 3-volume Leipzig collection edited by C. F. Kahnt contains 57 songs, whereas the most complete edition is the one from 1919-1920 by Carl Alexander, Archduke of Weimar, which is hard to come by. In the meantime, Internet platforms such as Petrucci (imslp.org) have become well-stocked archives where one can find older sheet music that would otherwise be unavailable.

According to my research in the past ten years, Franz Liszt had an output of ca. 85 Lieder, or, shall we say, “titles”. If we also count his revisions or completely new versions of songs, we can speak of a total of 135 to 140 songs.

Curiously enough, brief songs by Liszt continue to turn up in estates and auctions all over Europe. As a travelling virtuoso, Liszt occasionally wrote down entire songs in guest books when he was invited to the homes of nobility, or to perform in evening soirées. One can also find a few songs he wrote as “arrangements” of melodies or poems of his patrons or benefactors. Several Lieder gems by Liszt are still slumbering in the Goethe-Schiller Archive in Weimar. for instance. (Excerpt of the booklet notes by Daniel Heide)

Konstantin Krimmel, baritone
Daniel Heide, piano

Konstantin Krimmel
of German-Romanian origin, received his first musical training with the St. George's Choir Boys in Ulm. At the age of 21, he began his vocal studies with Prof. Teru Yoshihara, which the singer completed with distinction in 2020. Since then, he has been coached by Tobias Truniger in Munich.

Whilst still being a student, during his studies Konstantin Krimmel developed a special love for the concert and lied repertoire, which he quickly expanded. He has since won numerous competitions, including the 2019 German Music Competition as well as 1st prize at the International Helmut Deutsch Lied Competition, 2nd prize at the International Singing Competition 'Das Lied' in Heidelberg and the Gian Battista Viotti International Music Competition.

Consequently, the artist has already appeared nationally and internationally, including recitals at the Kölner Philharmonie, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as well as at the Konzerthaus Berlin, at the Oper Frankfurt, at the Heidelberger Frühling, at the Schubertíada de Vilabertran as well as the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, in Madrid, London (Wigmore Hall) and at the Oxford Lieder Festival. In the 21/22 season, he will perform in Strasbourg, Nuremberg and Hohenems, among others.

Attractive projects likewise await him in the oratorio field: in summer 2021, Brahms Requiem conducted by Raphael Pichon (together with Sabine Devieilhe, soprano) in Bordeaux, in December an extensive tour (Christmas Oratorio by J.S.Bach) with the Nederlands Kamerkoor conducted by P. Dijkstra and, at Easter 2022, concerts with Bach's St. Matthew Passion under Ph.Herreweghe.

In the field of opera, Konstantin Krimmel is about to open a whole new chapter: in autumn 2021, he will become a member of the Bavarian State Opera. Next season, he is going to appear in Strauss' 'Ariadne auf Naxos' (Harlequin), in Britten's 'Peter Grimes' (Ned Keene) and in 'Thomas' (Matthias) by Georg Friedrich Haas, with the leading Mozart roles in particular awaiting him in the coming years.

In 2019, the artist has signed an exclusive contract with French label Alpha, and a recording of Handel's 'Brockes Passion' (together with the Ensemble Arcangelo under Jonathan Cohen) has just been released. His first Lied CD entitled 'Saga' (songs and ballads by Loewe, Schumann, Schubert, Adolf Jensen) was highly celebrated: "at only 26 years of age, he already possesses an interpretive depth and a technical sovereignty and does not need to fear comparison with great Lied singers of his vocal fach." Thilo Braun, Deutschlandfunk.

Daniel Heide
Hailing from Weimar, Daniel Heide is one of the most sought-after collaborative pianists and chamber musicians of his generation. He performs inconcert series and festivals throughout Europe and Asia, including in the concert halls of Vienna, Berlin and Dortmund, London’s Wigmore Hall, at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg/Hohenems (Austria) and Vilabertran (Spain), Heidelberger Frühling andat the Oxford Lieder Festival.

He regularly partners with singers such as Andrè Schuen, Christoph Prégardien, Simone Kermes, Britta Schwarz, RomanTrekel and Tobias Berndt. In addition, he performs Lieder recitals with Regula Mühlemann, Fatma Said, Christina Landshamer, Benjamin Appl, Sheva Tehoval, Dietrich Henschel, Dorottya Lang, Patrick Grahl, Katharina Konradi, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Luca Pisaroni and Johannes Weisser.Likewise, he loves collaborating on drama projects with narrators andactors, and has worked with individuals including Christian Brückner, Udo Samel, Thomas Thieme, Markus Meyer and Hanns Zischler.He also enjoyed a close working relationship with the Greek-German mezzo soprano Stella Doufexis.

The CD they recorded together entitled “Poemes”, featuring songsby Claude Debussy, received the German Record Critics’ Award.Daniel Heide has performed sonata recitals with soloists including Sabine Meyer, Andreas Willwohl, Tabea Zimmermann, Antje Weithaas, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Jens Peter Maintz and Danjulo Ishizaka, among others.

He is the founder and artistic director of the “Der lyrische Salon – Liederabende auf Schloss Ettersburg” concert series. Created in 2011, this is one of the few concert series worldwide dedicated purely to song. He has performed over 50 Lieder recitals at the event as the piano partner of many renowned vocal soloists.His first CD with songs by Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Frank Martin,which he recorded together with South Tyrolean baritone Andrè Schuen under AVI, received the ECHO Klassik award for “Best Newcomer (Singer)” in summer 2016. The latest CD released by the duo, entitled “Wanderer” and featuring songs by Franz Schubert, reached the Top 20 of the classic charts in 2018.

Booklet for Franz Liszt: Songs, Vol. II "Der du von dem Himmel bist"