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Schubert Revisited from Matthias Goerne
30th Dec 2022
The German baritone is on top form in this recital of nineteen Lieder in bespoke orchestrations by one of his regular recital-partners Alexander Schmalcz, with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen responding to his simple eloquence in kind.
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Beethoven from Chen Reiss and Matthias Goerne
20th Mar 2020
The Israeli soprano is sparkling and technically fearless in a programme of arias with the Academy of Ancient Music, whilst Goerne's song-recital with Jan Lisiecki is an altogether darker affair.
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Schumann from Matthias Goerne and Leif Ove Andsnes
19th Apr 2019
The German bass-baritone brings near-Wagnerian intensity to Schumann's two great cycles of 1840, yet he and Andsnes are at their most spellbinding in the introspective songs.
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Matthias Goerne - The Wagner Project
17th Nov 2017
German baritone Matthias Goerne offers a selection of monologues from Wagner's operas, accompanied by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.
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Matthias Goerne sings cantatas for bass by JS Bach
1st Sep 2017
Katherine listens to the German baritone's deeply personal account of two solo cantatas, with Gottfried von der Goltz and the Freiburger Barockorchester.
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Matthias Goerne sings Wotan in Wagner's Die Walküre
11th Nov 2016
Katherine listens to the next instalment in Naxos's Ring Cycle, conducted by Jaap van Zweden.
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Synergy Vocals and Matthias Goerne perform music by Luciano Berio and Gustav Mahler
16th Sep 2016
James listens to a formidable account of Berio's Sinfonia with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Synergy Vocals.
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Vocal Music by Brahms
17th Jun 2016
Katherine listens to a double-bill of Brahms, featuring Matthias Goerne, Magdalena Kožená, Thomas Quasthoff and more.
