Love lost, a poet’s dreams, and disillusionment are some of the themes in this recital that pairs baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Daniil Trifonov. Schumann’s intense Dichterliebe reflects the anguish of his separation from his beloved Clara, Berg contemplates mortality, while late songs of Wolf treat Michelangelo’s verse. When Goerne and Trifonov performed this program at Wigmore Hall in 2016, The Arts Desk wrote, “As a feat of musicianship it was outrageous—a recital with symphonic weight but the intimacy of a chamber concert.”

Performers
Matthias Goerne, Baritone
Daniil Trifonov, Piano

Program
BERG Four Songs, Op. 2
SCHUMANN Dichterliebe
WOLF Three Poems of Michelangelo
SHOSTAKOVICH Selections from Suite, Op. 145
·· Dante
·· Death
·· Night
BRAHMS Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121