Clemens Morgenthaler, the bass-baritone on this album, studied voice and church music at the University of Music in Freiburg and graduated with honors from the Music Academy in Basel.
Performer Biography
Clemens Morgenthaler has performed in many major venues across Europe, including the Berliner Philharmonie and Konzerthaus Berlin, and the Festspielhaus Bregenz.
Critical Reception
Franz Schubert is widely regarded as the master of the Lied and melody, with his compositions often seen as spontaneous and immediate.
Performer Biography
Clemens Morgenthaler is a prize winner of the Liedkunst Competition in Husum, Germany, and won first prize at the Young Soloists Podium in 2008.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Schubert's approach to setting words to music involved confronting them with musical ideas that have their own specific value, rather than simply translating words into tones.
Performer Biography
Bernhard Renzikowski has performed at prestigious events such as the Salzburg Festival in 1992 and the Wiener Festwochen in 1994.
Performer Biography
Bernhard Renzikowski, the pianist on this recording, made his debut in 1987 with Mozart's Piano Concerto KV 537 at the Collegium Musicum Schloss Pommersfelden.
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