Aufenthalt – Songs for “one bass voice with pianoforte accompaniment” by Franz Schubert

Concert 3: Aufenthalt, Series XVIII, Season 2025/26 / Four concerts on subscription

Following the outstanding success of Schubert's Winterreise with Joel Frederiksen and Lukas Sehr as musical partners in the XVII series “Between Mars and Venus”, the two musicians are also devoting themselves to further songs by Schubert for bass voice this season.Schwanengesang (D 957) is a posthumously published collection of songs composed between August and October 1828. As Schubert's last major composition, the 13 songs were subsequently given the name Schwanengesang. This time, as in February 2025, the accompanying instrument plays a very special role. We are once again allowed to use an instrument from the Greifenberg Institute, but this time not an original, but a faithful replica of an instrument from Schubert's time. The audience in 2025 was completely enraptured by the sound of Louis Dulcken's instrument from around 1815. At this concert, you will experience a fortepiano by the Munich piano maker Gregor Deiß (Munich around 1815). The transparency and the fine sound of this instrument not only support the voice, but also contribute to being a singing partner with a very special sound.

Performers:
Joel Frederiksen (bass)
Lukas Sehr (fortepiano)