Traces of dreams - Schubert's hidden song cycles

An extraordinary song recital in the truest sense of the word, in which little-known facets of the great Romantic composer Franz Schubert are illuminated: His "hidden song cycles" beyond Winterreise or Müllerin, which provide deep insight into Schubert's poetic world. The focus is on groups of songs that reveal new narrative and emotional connections between Schubert's songs in a fascinating way: His Abendröte cycle, in which Schubert set as many as eleven of 22 nature poems from Schlegel's collection of poems of the same name in two bursts, thus leaving behind a fragmentary cycle. A rarely heard treasure are his Italian canzonettas, which reflect his fascination with southern soundscapes and literary models, from tender lamentations of love to humorous temperament, elegance and compositional sophistication. In addition, the monumental song "Einsamkeit", in which Schubert musically sets a twelve-stanza poem by his close friend Mayrhofer in a continuous cycle of different songs.

The evening's performers are Katharina Persicke (soprano) and Georg Gädker (baritone), both active beyond the country's borders and co-founders of the Klangwerk Lied concert series, which will be celebrating its 15th season in 2025. They will be accompanied by Dresden-born, internationally acclaimed pianist and Lied accompanist Michael Schütze, Professor of Lied in Dresden and a former graduate of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Lied class.

Schubert's "hidden cycles" promise to be a sensual overall experience: moving, intimate and surprisingly topical. An evening for lovers of art song, for explorers and anyone who wants to hear Schubert in a new way.