Schubert's Schwanengesang
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Fri 17 Jan 202520:15 - 21:35Grote Zaal
Program
19.30 uur / Grote Zaal/ Support / by Steven van der Linden (tenor) and Julius Backer (piano)
Hugo Wolf Selection from Mörike-Lieder
Francis Poulenc Métamorphoses
20:15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main programme
Franz Schubert Schwanengesang
Johann Sebastian Bach French Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV 813
Credits
Matthias Goerne baritone
Anton Mejias piano
‘It’s my favourite hall, because of the acoustics and the atmosphere.’ Says baritone Matthias Goerne in Het Parool about the Grote Zaal of the Muziekgebouw. And he performed here more often than any other lieder singer. His voice soars effortlessly above a hundred-strong orchestra, yet he can also sing with delicacy and softness. He is joined by the young Finnish-Cuban pianist Anton Mejias. Together, they perform the famous song cycle Schwanengesang by Franz Schubert. Halfway through the cycle, Mejias demonstrates why he has been so fascinated by Bach's music for almost his entire life and performs his Second French Suite.
Schwanengesang was virtually the last composition by the then, in October 1828, only 31-year-old Schubert. The songs are among his most loved, like Der Atlas and Ständchen. Chillingly beautiful and soulful. Goerne has been at the top for 25 years; Anton Mejias is only 23 and is a rapidly rising star in the piano firmament. He has performed as a soloist under the conductors Tarmo Peltokoski and Klaus Mäkelä, two fellow young Finns who are also quickly making a name for themselves.
