Schubert: Wie tut mir so wohl der selige Frieden! - Songs from Texts by Karl Gottfried von Leitner

Bästlein, Ulf, El Mouissi, Sascha

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Karl Gottfried von Leitner (1800-1890), born in Styria, Austria, was throughout the course of his long life not granted a great breakthrough as a writer: the audience's taste changed too rapidly, there was a lot of competition, and from the middle of the century he had to endure ubiquitous censorship. Nevertheless he inspired numerous composers to adapt his lyrics, among these Franz Schubert, Albert Stadler, Robert Fuchs, Franz Paul Lachner, Sigismund Thalberg and Anselm Huttenrenner. On this album, German bass baritone Ulf Bastlein presents together with pianist Sascha El Mouissi songs by different composers who set von Leitner's lyric poetry to music.
As quasi-interludes the singer recites further poems by the Austrian writer. Ulf was awarded several prizes, including the VDMK singing competition in Berlin and the Numberger Meistersinger competition. He has sung in almost every European country and frequently appears as a guest at international music festivals. Sascha El Mouissi has just completed a busy international concert schedule and has been invited to numerous festivals, such as the Festwochen in Vienna, both in Germany and abroad.

CD

Gramola

26.05.2017

9003643990685