St. Florianer Bruckner Days: Song Evening with Alois Mühlbacher & Regina Riel

"Rendezvous of Two Voices"
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847):
Six Two-Part Songs Op. 63
I I wished my love would overflow
II Farewell Song of the Migratory Birds
III Greeting
IV Autumn Song
V Folk Song
VI Lily of the Valley and the Little Flowers

Fanny Hensel (1805-1847):
from: Seven Duets for Two Female Voices a cappella:
I stood leaning against the mast

F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy:
Water Journey (without opus number)

Robert Fuchs (1847-1927):
from: Six Two-Part Songs for Soprano and Alto Op. 73:
Forest Solitude

Edited by Matthias Giesen (*1973):
Conversation between Fashion and Death (World Premiere)

Robert Schumann (1810-1849):
from: Four Duets for Soprano and Tenor Op. 34:
Family Portrait

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
from: Three Duets for Soprano and Alto Op. 20:
Path of Love I
Path of Love II
The Seas

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
from: Four Last Songs:
At Dusk

P A U S E –
Fanny Hensel:
Show me the way
When I look into your eyes
Various Mourning

Robert Schumann:
from: Spanish Song Play Op. 74:
In the Night

Johannes Brahms:
from: Ballads and Romances Op. 75:
Edward
from: Four Songs Op. 43
Of Eternal Love

Max Reger (1873-1916):
from: Three Duets for Soprano and Alto Op. 111a:
Silence of the Woods
Evening Walk
from: Five Duets for Soprano and Alto Op. 14:
Summer Night

Regina Riel, Soprano
Alois Mühlbacher, Alto
Matthias Giesen, Piano

At the duo evening "Rendezvous of Two Voices" – one might also say great voices – the soprano Regina Riel and the countertenor Alois Mühlbacher come together with a program of Romantic music. While the song as a solo genre enjoys great popularity with many well-known pieces, the repertoire for two voices with piano accompaniment tends to be overshadowed by it, even though it stands on its own merit. The extensive repertoire spans from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his sister Fanny Hensel to Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, all the way to Max Reger and the Viennese composer Robert Fuchs. A contrast is provided by the world premiere of the Conversation between Fashion and Death by Matthias Giesen.