Event Concerts and Performances Holger Falk, Baritone and Steffen Schleiermacher, Piano

Date and Location

Part of Concerts from the Library of Congress

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“But more important than his beautiful voice and perfect diction, Falk is able to characterize every word so vividly that, if he were singing in Vedic Sanskrit, you would get the message” The Washington Post 

 The tremendous baritone Holger Falk is renowned for his work in contemporary opera and new music. He is also a renowned recitalist, having recorded the songs of Hanns Eisler, Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie, Wolfgang Rihm, Germaine Tailleferre, Darius Milhaud, Arthur Honegger and more. Many of these recordings were made with pianist and composer Steffen Schleiermacher, who has been a longtime collaborator. Their unique program consists of lieder by Hanns Eisler alongside lieder from Franz Schubert’s “Schwanengesang;” the Coolidge Auditorium will transform into an intimate salon for a beautiful evening of vocal music. 

Preconcert Conversation with the Artists 

6:30 pm, Whittall Pavilion 

Schedule

Program 

HANNS EISLER 

“Ballade vom Wasserrad” 

“Lied der Nanna” 

“O Falladah, da du hangest” 

 

FRANZ SCHUBERT 

Selections from Schwanengesang 

“Das Fischermädchen,” D. 957/10 

“Am Meer,” D. 957/12 

“Die Stadt,” D. 957/11 

 

EISLER 

Hölderlin -Fragmente 

Fünf Hollywood-Elegien 

“Im Blumengarten” 

“Und ich werde nicht mehr sehen” 

 

SCHUBERT 

“Ihr Bild,” D. 957/9 

“Der Doppelgänger,” D. 957/13 

“Der Atlas,” D. 957/8 

 

EISLER 

“Der Graben” 

“Lied der Mariken” 

“Der Pflaumenbaum” 

“Solidaritätslied”