Schumann: Lieder on Poems by Heine, Lenau & Geibel

Featuring

Wolfgang Holzmair
Daniel Levy
Robert Schumann

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Performer Biography

Wolfgang Holzmair, the baritone on this recording, studied voice with Hilde Rössel-Majdan and Lied with Erik Werba at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

Performer Biography

Daniel Levy is praised for the deep integrity and poetic sensibility he transmits through his playing, connecting intimately with audiences through his 'passionate thoughtfulness'.

Performer Biography

Wolfgang Holzmair is particularly noted for his intelligent and committed performances of Lieder and performs in recitals worldwide, in addition to being active in opera.

Compositional Technique

The German Lied, a typical creation of German musical production, is characterized by a unique fusion of music and poetic text, brevity of form, and accentuation of the literary strophe.

Performer Biography

Daniel Levy, the pianist on this recording, is a world-renowned classical pianist and a significant exponent of the Vincenzo Scaramuzza school.

Performer Biography

Since 1998, Wolfgang Holzmair has taught Lied and oratorio at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and gives master-classes across Europe and North America.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Schumann's early Lieder, including his first cycle Op. 24, are marked by vocal and instrumental simplicity, popular tones, and intimate Romance tones.