Goethe's character Mignon, from 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship', became a defining figure for the Romantic era, embodying poetry and contrasting with the intellectual bourgeoisie.
Album & Artwork
The album cover features a portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe from 1787 by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, and the inlay card shows a 'Sicilian Landscape' drawn by Goethe in the same year.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in Pure DSD/SACD format from January 31 to February 3, 2017, at Stadthalle Meinerzhagen.
Composition History
Goethe intentionally left the musical sound of Mignon's songs ambiguous in his novel, even removing Johann Friedrich Reichardt's settings from early editions to keep them fictional for the reader.
Interpretation
The duo Silke Evers (soprano) and Wiebke tom Dieck (piano) are known for their unusual song program compilations that emphasize both musical and thematic connections.
Album & Artwork
This album, 'Sehnsucht nach Italien' (Longing for Italy), is a portrait in songs and readings, featuring texts from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Goethe believed that music for his poems should completely subordinate itself to the text's meaning and intention, aligning with the rules of the Berlin Lied School.
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