De Stille Stad – The Hushed City
The Story
The corona lockdown of March 2020 changed everyone’s worldview. Confined to our homes, we had to find a new way of living.
The loss of the old, comfortable, and familiar way of life and work led some to experience greater trauma than others. But it is clear that the crisis affected us all.
Composed of 19 songs from various times and languages, The Silent City is first and foremost a journey through the finest Romantic and Modern art song repertoire. At the same time, an underlying story emerges, as the songs are closely linked by text, key, and music.
Arriving in The Silent City (a song by Alma Mahler), the lonely traveler seems to have to abandon all hope. But then a spark of hope — a thanksgiving song raised by a child’s voice — gives the strength to move forward again, upwards toward the light. Morning breaks, and although the world looks the same, the soul knows it can continue differently, with a positive outlook for the future.
This song cycle not only offers an hour of beautiful live music but will also resonate with anyone processing grief and seeking comfort.
De musici
Bariton Quirijn de Lang en Pianiste Eke Simons zoeken elkaar tussen hun drukke solo programma’s steeds weer graag op om het brede liedrepertoire op hun geheel eigen manier uit te diepen. Ze namen samen tangoliederen en moderne liederen op teksten van Pablo Neruda op van componiste Schwedersky. Zij oogsten veel lof met hun programma van Schumann’s Dichterliebe in combinatie met Franse liederen van Duparc en Chausson.
The songs
The Daisies – Samuel Barber opus 2 #1
Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend – Robert Schumann opus 35 #5
Der Feuerreiter – Hugo Wolf
Wer machte dich so krank? – Robert Schumann opus 35 #11
There’s a Law – Leonard Bernstein Trouble in Tahiti
Banalités: Hôtel – François Poulenc
Bergkönig ritt duch das Land – Hugo Wolf Gudmunds Gesang#1,
Das Fest aus Solhaug
The Sick Wife – Ned Rorem Evidence of Things Not Seen
L’heure exquise – Reynaldo Hahn Chansons grises #5
Rain has fallen – Samuel Barber opus 10
Die Nacht – Richard Strauss opus 3 #10
Verschwiegene Liebe – Hugo Wolf
Stille Thränen – Robert Schumann opus 35 #10
Mond, so gehst du wieder auf – Erich Korngold opus 14 Vier Lieder des Abschieds
Die Stille Stadt – Alma Mahler
Sure on this shining night – Samuel Barber opus 13 #3
Siren – The Lilacs – Sergei Rachmaninoff opus 21 #5
Morgen! – Richard Strauss opus 27 #4
Heimliche Aufforderung – Richard Strauss opus 27 #3
