Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Münchener Kammerorchester
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Wiener Philharmoniker
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Philharmonia Orchestra
Franz Schubert
Carl Loewe
Robert Schumann
Hugo Wolf
Franz Liszt
Richard Strauss
Antonín Dvořák
Johannes Brahms
Gustav Mahler
Modest Mussorgsky
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
Arnold Schoenberg
Alessandro Scarlatti
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Engelbert Humperdinck
Hans Pfitzner
Giacomo Puccini
Johann Strauss II (Jr.)
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Performer Biography
Brigitte Fassbaender, the featured singer, initially had to establish herself in opera to attract audiences to song recitals, but later focused mainly on lieder.
Performer Biography
Brigitte Fassbaender made her stage debut on April 1, 1961, at the Bavarian State Opera as the Fourth Page in 'Lohengrin'.
Interpretation
Brigitte Fassbaender found performing Mahler's Kindertotenlieder and 'Der Abschied' from Das Lied von der Erde required conscious distance to avoid becoming too emotional to sing.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brigitte Fassbaender considers Schubert, along with Mozart, to be a composer whose music transcends mere sound, reaching something 'divine'.
Performer Biography
Brigitte Fassbaender grew up in an artistic household; her father was baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender and her mother was actress Sabine Peters.
Performer Biography
Brigitte Fassbaender's father, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, discovered her singing talent through a tape she sent him and offered to train her.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brigitte Fassbaender views Schubert not as a Romantic, but as a true Expressionist, noting his advanced nature for his time, similar to Mozart.
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