International Vocal Competition 2019

Soprano Sarah Kollé (the Netherlands, 1990) and pianist Alexander Boeschoten (Switzerland, 1989) perform ‘O Gott, wie plötzlich diese Stille’, ‘Eine grausame Romanze’, and ‘Es war meine Stärke’ from György Kurtág’s Requiem for the beloved, Op. 26; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; ‘Hôtel’ and ‘Fagnes de Wallonie’ from Francis Poulenc’s Banalités, FP 107; ‘Seit ich ihn gesehen’ and ‘Er, der Herrlichste von allen’ from Robert Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42; Hanns Eisler’s Die Ballade der Judenhure Marie Sanders; and ‘Chacarera’ from Alberto Ginastera’s Cinco canciones populares argentinas, Op. 10, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska (Canada, 1993) and pianist Michael Sikich (United States, 1993) perform Franz Schubert’s Schäfers Klagelied, Op. 3, No. 1 (D. 121); ‘Lied vom Winde’ from Hugo Wolf’s Mörike-Lieder; ‘Sumerki’ (Twilight) from Nikolai Medtner’s Eight Poems after Tyutchev and Fet, Op. 24; ‘Le grillon’ and ‘La pintade’ from Maurice Ravel’s Histoires naturelles, M. 50; ‘A Green lowland of pianos’ from Samuel Barber’s Three songs, Op. 45; and Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Baritone Raoul Steffani (the Netherlands, 1992) and pianist Daan Boertien (the Netherlands, 1991) perform Jean Sibelius’s Drömmen, Op. 13, No. 5; ‘Abscheid’ from Hugo Wolf’s Mörike-Lieder; ‘Stille Liebe’ from Robert Schumann’s Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35; Henri Duparc’s ‘Le manoir de Rosemonde’; ‘Nous avons fait la nuit’ from Francis Poulenc’s Tel jour, telle nuit, FP 86; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; and ‘Dear leader of the company’ from Nico Muhly’s The Last Letter, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Soprano Johanna Will (Germany, 1991) and pianist Nils Basters (Germany, 1989) perform ‘Von ewiger Liebe’ from Johannes Brahms’s Vier Gesänge, Op. 43; ‘Le secret’ from Gabriel Fauré’s Trois Mélodies, Op. 23, and ‘Après un rêve’ from Trois mélodies, Op. 7; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; ‘The Fly’ from George Crumb’s Sun and shadow; and ‘Storchenbotschaft’ from Hugo Wolf’s Mörike-Lieder, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Mezzo-soprano Esther Valentin (Germany, 1993) and pianist Anastasia Grishutina (Russia, 1988) perform ‘Poputnaya pesnya’ (Travel song) from Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka’s Farewell to St. Petersburg; ‘Die Spinnerin’ from Hugo Wolf’s Sechs Lieder für eine Frauenstimme; Franz Schubert’s Gretchen am Spinnrade, Op. 2 (D. 118); ‘Colloque sentimental’ from Claude Debussy’s Fêtes galantes II, FL. 114; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; and ‘From “The Swimmers”’ from Charles Ives’s 114 Songs, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Baritone Fabian Langguth (Germany, 1992) and pianist Camille Lemonnier (Germany, 1993) perform ‘Meerfahrt’ from Johannes Brahms’s Vier Lieder, Op. 96; ‘Song for all seas, all ships’ from Anno Schreier’s Three songs on poems by Walt Whitman; ‘Puisque l’aube grandit’ and ‘La lune blanche luit dans les bois’ from Gabriel Fauré’s La bonne chanson, Op. 61; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; and Franz Schubert’s Erlkönig, Op. 1 (D. 328), during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Soprano Harriet Burns (United Kingdom, 1989) and pianist Ian Tindale (United Kingdom, 1990) perform ‘Heiss’ mich nicht reden’ from Robert Schumann’s Lieder und Gesänge aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’, Op. 98a; Sylvia Maessen’s ‘Oh che tranquillo mar’; Johannes Brahms’s Das Mädchen spricht, Op. 107, No. 3; Gabriel Fauré’s L’absent, Op. 5, No. 3; Franz Schubert’s Die Sterne, Op. 96, No. 1 (D. 939); Maurice Ravel’s Sur l’herbe, M. 54; and ‘The contrast’ from William Walton’s A song for the Lord Mayor’s table, during the semi-finals of the International Vocal Competition 2019 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at Theater aan de Parade in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.