Song: Mirror of the World: Program 2, Vienna, Crossroads of Change
Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series
Program 2: Vienna, Crossroads of Change
At the turn of the 18th century, Imperial Vienna was the setting for political as well as artistic upheaval. A new yearning for individual expression gave Schubert the impetus to forge poetry and music into a fresh, powerful metaphor for human experience. This was the birth of the Lied, the cornerstone of classic song. We hear Schubert’s game-changing song “Gretchen am Spinnrade,” plus masterpieces by Mozart, Reichardt, Weber, and Beethoven.
Listen to the full program:
Host & Artistic Director:
Thomas Hampson
Co-Produced by the Hampsong Foundation and The WFMT Radio Network
Production Team:
Executive Producers: Thomas Hampson & Steve Robinson (The WFMT Radio Network)
Audio Producer: Carolyn Paulin (The WFMT Radio Network)
Coordinating Producer: Miriam Lewin
Project Manager: Christie Finn
Writer for Vienna, Crossroads of Change: Morten Solvik, musicologist and director of the Institute for the International Education of Students, Vienna
Song listings with composer / poet, performers, CD label, and CD number are listed below.
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 (1991)
Clip from III. Rondo, from Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 -“Emperor” (1809)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1828)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Zubin Mehta, conductor
Vienna Philharmonic
London/Decca Jubilee: 430704
Mozart, Haydn: String Quartets (2008)
Clip from IV. Finale (Presto), from String Quartet in C, H.lll, Op. 76, No.3 – “Emperor” (1797)
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Emerson String Quartet
Deutsche Grammophon: 445598
Thomas Hampson: Arias (2005)
Clip from “Hai gia vinta la causa…Vedrò mentre io sospiro,” from Le Nozze di Figaro (1786)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Libretto: Lorenzo da Ponte (1749-1838)
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Concentus Musicus Wien
Warner Classics: 62257
Mozart: Lieder & Klavierstücke (2008)
“Lied zur Gesellenreise: Die ihr einem neuen Grade” (“Journey of the Fellow Craftsmen”), K. 468 (1785)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Text: Joseph Franz Ratschky (1757-1810)
Werner Güra, tenor
Christoph Berner, piano
Harmonia Mundi: 901979
Great Voices on Radio: Rare Broadcast Vocal Performances, 1941-1946
“La Marseillaise” (1792)
Composer & Text: Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836)
Lily Pons, soprano
Sandy Hook Records: 2041
Vienna 1700: Baroque Music from Austria (2006)
“Ach, du lieber Augustin”
Composer & Text: Marx Augustin (1643-1685)
Wilfried Zelinka, bass
Lorenz Duftschmid, conductor
Armonico Tributo Austria
Classic Produktion Osnabrück (cpo): 999919
Songs by Schubert’s Friends and Contemporaries (2006)
“Gebet während der Schlacht” (“Prayer during the Battle”) (1818)
Composer: Ludwig Berger (1777-1839)
Text: Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827)
Gerald Finley, baritone
Graham Johnson, piano
Hyperion: 33051
Haydn: Songs (1980)
Kaiserhymne, “Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser!” (Emperor’s Hymn) (1797)
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Text: Lorenz Leopold Haschka (1749-1827)
Elly Ameling, soprano
Jörg Demus, piano
Brilliant Classics: 93768
Mozart: The Piano Sonatas (1997)
Clip from Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K.570 (1789)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
András Schiff, piano
Decca: 443717
Mozart: Lieder (2002)
“Das Lied der Trennung” (“Song of Parting”), K. 519 (1787)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Text: Klamer Eberhard Karl Schmidt (1746-1824)
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Teldec: 6229463342
Reichardt: Ausgewahlte Lieder (1994)
“Der Alpenjäger” (“Alpine Hunter”), from Schillers Lyrische Gedichte (1810)
Composer: Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752-1814)
Text: Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Maria Graf, harp
Orfeo: 245921
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1989)
“Abendsegen” (“Evening Blessing”), Op. 64, No. 4 (1822)
Composer: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
Text: Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Geoffrey Parsons, piano
Teldec: 44923
Haydn: Scottish Airs (2014)
“Morag” (1801)
Composer: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Text: Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Werner Güra, tenor
Roel Dieltiens, cello
Christoph Berner, fortepiano
Julia Schroeder, violin
Harmonia Mundi: 902144
Songs by Schubert’s Friends and Contemporaries (2006)
“Des Müllers Wanderlied” (“The Miller’s Wandering Song”) (1818)
Composer: Ludwig Berger (1777-1839)
Text: Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827)
Mark Padmore, tenor
Graham Johnson, piano
Hyperion: 33051
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin (2005)
“Wohin” (“Where To?”), from Die Schöne Müllerin (1823)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Wilhelm Müller (1794-1827)
Thomas Quasthoff, bass baritone
Justus Zeyen, piano
Deutsche Grammophon: 000508102
Jessye Norman: Salzburg Recital (recorded 1990)
“Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur” (“God’s Glory in Nature”), from Six Songs, Op. 48, No. 4 (1801)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1828)
Text: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769)
Jessye Norman, soprano
James Levine, piano
Philips: 000550902
Decca Classics: 475 6389
Carl Friedrich Zelter: Lieder (recorded 1983)
“Rastlose Liebe” (“Restless Love”) (1810)
Composer: Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758-1832)
Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Aribert Reimann, piano
Orfeo: 97841
Schubert, Schumann: Lieder/Songs (Schubert recorded 1965)
“Gretchen am Spinnrade” (“Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel”) (1814)
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
Elly Ameling, soprano
Jörg Demus, piano
DHM Editio Classica: 77085