International Vocal Competition 2021

Baritone Arvid Fagerfjäll (Sweden, 1991) and pianist Hikaru Kanki (Japan, 1993) perform ‘Lust der Sturmnacht’ from Robert Schumann’s Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35; ‘Le diable dans la nuit’ from Henriëtte Bosmans’ Dix mélodies; Franz Schubert’s Totengräbers Heimweh, D. 842; ‘Die Vöglein’ and ‘Vor dem Schloss in den Bäumen es rauschend weht’ from Aribert Reimann’s Nachtstück; ‘Den första kyssen’ (The first kiss) from Jean Sibelius’s Five songs, Op. 37; ‘Ganymed’ from Hugo Wolf’s Goethe-Lieder; ‘Marc Chagall’ from Francis Poulenc’s Le travail du peintre, FP 161; ‘Le loup et l’agneau’ from André Caplet’s Trois fables de Jean de la Fontaine; and ‘Ballade des femmes de Paris’ from Claude Debussy’s Trois ballades de François Villon, L. 126, during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Tenor Zhuohan Sun (China, 1993) and pianist Sara Pavlovic (Serbia, 1996) perform ‘Wanderlied’ from Robert Schumann’s Kerner-Lieder, Op. 35; ‘Der Abend kommt gezogen’ from Alphons Diepenbrock’s Drie ballades, Op. 1; Gabriel Fauré’s Prison, Op. 83, No. 1; ‘Ganymed’ from Hugo Wolf’s Goethe-Lieder; Franz Schubert’s Nacht und Träume, D. 827; Zaiyi Lu’s The bridge in my homeland; ‘Mit Myrten und Rosen’ from Schumann’s Liederkreis, Op. 24; ‘C’ from Francis Poulenc’s Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, FP 122; and ‘Scheiden und Meiden’ from Gustav Mahler’s Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Soprano Sophia Burgos (USA, 1991) and pianist Daniel Gerzenberg (Germany, 1991) perform ‘Ich esse nun mein Brod nicht trocken mehr’, ‘Wer rief dich den?’, ‘Schweig’ einmal still, du garst’ger Schwätzer dort!’, and ‘Wenn du, mein Liebster, steigst zum Himmel auf’ from Hugo Wolf’s Italienisches Liederbuch; ‘El paño moruno’ and ‘Nana’ from Manuel de Falla’s Siete canciones populares españolas; ‘D’Anne jouant de l’espinette’ from Maurice Ravel’s Deux epigrammes de Clément Marot, M. 10; Igor Stravinsky’s The owl and the pussy-cat; ‘Agnes’ from Gerrit Isaac van Eijken’s Fünf Gedichte, Op. 11; ‘Die tote Braut’ from Joseph Marx’s Italienisches Liederbuch; ‘Herzeleid’ from Robert Schumann’s Sechs Gesänge, Op. 107; ‘Mon cadavre est doux comme un gant’ from Francis Poulenc’s Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101; and ‘Pause of the clock’ from George Crumb’s The yellow moon of Andalusia (Spanish songbook III), during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Bass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann (Austria, 1991) and pianist Lisa Ochsendorf (Germany, 1991) perform ‘Il modo di prender morale’ from Franz Schubert’s Drei Lieder, Op. 83, D. 902; ‘Le faune’ from Claude Debussy’s Fêtes galantes II, L. 114; ‘Du alte Ananasbirne’ from Miroslav Srnka’s Dreizehn Lieder; Alphons Diepenbrock’s Simeons lofzang, RC 120; Carl Loewe’s Odins Meeresritt, Op. 118; ‘Nach dem Gewitter’ from Alexander von Zemlinksy’s Acht Lieder, Op. 5; ‘L’heure exquise’ from Reynaldo Hahn’s Sept chansons grises; ‘Silent noon’ from Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The house of life; ‘Ich mag euch alle nicht’ from Wolfgang Rihm’s Neue Alexanderlieder; ‘Betrunken’ from Viktor Ullmann’s Liederbuch des Hafis, Op. 30; and Robert Schumann’s Belsazar, Op. 57, during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Dutch baritone Henk Neven and Dutch pianist Hans Eijsackers present Bart Visman’s ‘Het goud van Vermeer’, the Prize Song of the 2021 ‘Lied Duo’ edition of the annual International Vocal Competition (IVC), in this recital recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands. Also on the program are various songs by Franz Schubert: Auf der Donau, D. 553; Am Strome, D. 539; Wie Ulfru fischt, D. 525; Fischerweise, D. 881; Des Fischers Liebesglück, D. 933; Der Fischer, D. 225; Das Fischermädchen, D. 957; Die Forelle, D. 550; and Der Zwerg, D. 771.

Soprano Sophia Burgos (USA, 1991) and pianist Daniel Gerzenberg (Germany, 1991) perform Bart Visman’s ’Vermeer’s Gold’ during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This compulsory piece was performed by all duos in the semi-finals of the competition. The two duos that best interpreted the work, were selected to perform the composition during the finals. The song is written by composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

As part of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo, IVC Laureates soprano Harriet Burns (United Kingdom, 1989) and pianist Ian Tindale (United Kingdom, 1990) perform a recital consisting of English songs. The program opens with ‘Joy, shipmate, joy!’ from Charles Villiers Stanford’s Songs of Faith, Op. 97. This is followed by Peter Warlock’s My own country, and Errollyn Wallen’s Jesus on a train. Lastly, the duo brings of magnificent performance of Sylvia Maessen’s Oh che tranquillo mar, the Prize Song of IVC’s 2019 edition, that was best interpreted by Burns and Tindale. This performance was recorded at Het Noordbrabants Museum in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Mezzosoprano Dame Sarah Connolly and pianist Roger Vignoles perform a recital as part of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. On the program are: Johannes Brahms’ Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1; ‘Mignon: Kennst du das Land?’ from Hugo Wolf’s Goethe-Lieder; Ivor Gurney’s By a Bierside; and ‘A charm’ from Benjamin Britten’s song cycle A Charm of Lullabies, Op. 41. This performance was recorded at Willem Twee Toonzaal in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.

Bass-baritone Matthias Hoffmann (Austria, 1991) and pianist Lisa Ochsendorf (Germany, 1991) perform Bart Visman’s ’Vermeer’s Gold’ during the final round of the International Vocal Competition 2021 – Lied Duo. This compulsory piece was performed by all duos in the semi-finals of the competition. The two duos that best interpreted the work, were selected to perform the composition during the finals. The piece is written by composer Bart Visman and lyricist Marc Pantus. This performance was recorded at De Verkadefabriek in ’s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.