The Swiss soprano legend Edith Mathis as poetry recitalist, the Salzburg baritone Rafael Fingerlos, and the German pianist Sascha El Mouissi present a morning of works by Robert Schumann and Heinrich Heine in the Geymüllerschlössel.On the program are works by the composer Robert Schumann and the poet Heinrich Heine. The focus is on A Poet’s Love, a cycle of 16 songs by the composer Robert Schumann, who in his Opus 48 created a masterpiece of romantic art song. The cycle was inspired in 1840 by Heine’s Lyrical Intermezzo, a collection of 65 poems. In that year, after a lengthy, nerve-racking altercation with his former teacher Friedrich Wieck, Schumann was finally able to marry Wieck’s daughter, the pianist Clara Wieck. The baritone Rafael Fingerlos—accompanied by the pianist Sascha El Mouissi—interprets the 16 titles of A Poet’s Love, as well as other songs by Schumann. Edith Mathis complements their presentation with a reading of poems by Heinrich Heine. Artists:Edith Mathis, Recitation Chamber singerProfessor emerita of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna Rafael Fingerlos, BaritoneMember of the Vienna State Opera ensemble Sascha El Mouissi, PianoLecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz AdmissionTicket: € 34Advance ticket sales from 2 Apr 2019MAK Ticket Desk, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
The Swiss soprano legend Edith Mathis as poetry recitalist, the Salzburg baritone Rafael Fingerlos, and the German pianist Sascha El Mouissi present a morning of works by Robert Schumann and Heinrich Heine in the Geymüllerschlössel.
On the program are works by the composer Robert Schumann and the poet Heinrich Heine. The focus is on A Poet’s Love, a cycle of 16 songs by the composer Robert Schumann, who in his Opus 48 created a masterpiece of romantic art song. The cycle was inspired in 1840 by Heine’s Lyrical Intermezzo, a collection of 65 poems. In that year, after a lengthy, nerve-racking altercation with his former teacher Friedrich Wieck, Schumann was finally able to marry Wieck’s daughter, the pianist Clara Wieck. The baritone Rafael Fingerlos—accompanied by the pianist Sascha El Mouissi—interprets the 16 titles of A Poet’s Love, as well as other songs by Schumann. Edith Mathis complements their presentation with a reading of poems by Heinrich Heine.
Artists:
Edith Mathis, Recitation
Chamber singer
Professor emerita of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Rafael Fingerlos, Baritone
Member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble
Sascha El Mouissi, Piano
Lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Advance ticket sales from 2 Apr 2019
MAK Ticket Desk, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna
On the program are works by the composer Robert Schumann and the poet Heinrich Heine. The focus is on A Poet’s Love, a cycle of 16 songs by the composer Robert Schumann, who in his Opus 48 created a masterpiece of romantic art song. The cycle was inspired in 1840 by Heine’s Lyrical Intermezzo, a collection of 65 poems. In that year, after a lengthy, nerve-racking altercation with his former teacher Friedrich Wieck, Schumann was finally able to marry Wieck’s daughter, the pianist Clara Wieck. The baritone Rafael Fingerlos—accompanied by the pianist Sascha El Mouissi—interprets the 16 titles of A Poet’s Love, as well as other songs by Schumann. Edith Mathis complements their presentation with a reading of poems by Heinrich Heine.
Artists:
Edith Mathis, Recitation
Chamber singer
Professor emerita of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Rafael Fingerlos, Baritone
Member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble
Sascha El Mouissi, Piano
Lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Admission
Ticket: € 34Advance ticket sales from 2 Apr 2019
MAK Ticket Desk, Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna