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Visiting Grieg: Melodies, Romances, Poems and Songs | Simax PSC1310

Visiting Grieg: Melodies, Romances, Poems and Songs

Label: Simax

Cat No: PSC1310

Barcode: 7033662013104

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 17th May 2010

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Contents

Artists

Johannes Weisser
Soren Rastogi

Artists

Johannes Weisser
Soren Rastogi

About

Johannes Weisser is among the foremost young baritones on the European stage today, and particularly celebrated for his recent recording of Mozart’s Don Giovanni with conductor René Jacobs. On this his debut solo recording entitled “Visiting Grieg” he performs the songs of his fellow Norwegian, including “Melodies of the Heart”, op. 5, “Romances and Songs”, op. 18, and “12 Melodies”, op. 33.

Edvard Grieg believed strongly that the most important element in setting music to the words of great writers was to convey the spirit behind the text, and he achieved this aim at the outset of his career with his first set of songs entitled “Melodies of the Heart” which incorporates the poetry of Hans Christian Andersen. Also featured on this hybrid SACD are songs to lyrics by O.A. Vinje, a writer who was a major inspiration to Grieg, and many of the composer’s best songs including “The Last Spring” and “The Wounded Heart” are from the collection called “12 Melodies”.

Born in 1980, Johannes Weisser made his debut at the Norwegian Opera at the age of 23. These days he performs at the Théâtre de La Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Danish Opera, Komische Oper Berlin, and the Salzburg Festival. He has collaborated with many of the leading conductors of our time, including René Jacobs, Fabio Biondi, Rinaldo Alessandrini, and Philippe Herreweghe.

Tracks:

Melodies of The Heart (H.C. Andersen), Op. 5
1. Two Brown Eyes
2. The Poet's Heart
3. I Love but Thee!
4. My Mind is Like a Mountain Steep
Romances and songs, Op. 18
5. Moonlit Forest (H.C. Andersen)
6. My Darling is as White as Snow (H.C. Andersen)
7. The Poet's Farewell (H.C. Andersen)
8. Poesy (H.C. Andersen)
Five poems, Op. 26
9. I Travelled One Lovely Summer's Eve (Paulsen)
10. On a Forest Path (Paulsen)
Melodies to Poems by A.O. Vinje, Op. 33
11. The Youth
12. The Last Spring
13. The Wounded Heart
14. The Lingonberry
15. Along a River
16. A Vision
17. Old Mother
18. The First Thing
19. At Rondane
20. A Piece of Friendship
21. Faithfulness
22. The Goal
Six Songs, Op. 48
23. One Day, O Heart of Mine (Geibel)
24. The Time of Roses (Goethe)

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