Mahler: Lieder Andrè Schuen & Daniel Heide

• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen:
• 1 Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 1, Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht 04:16
• 2 Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 2, Ging heut' morgen übers Feld 04:11
• 3 Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 3, Ich hab' ein glühend Messer 03:22
• 4 Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: No. 4, Die zwei blauen Augen 05:37
• Rückert Lieder:
• 5 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit 02:19
• 6 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder 01:25
• 7 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft 02:23
• 8 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: Um Mitternacht 06:11
• 9 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen 06:16
• Kindertotenlieder:
• 10 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 1, Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n 05:37
• 11 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 2, Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen 04:37
• 12 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 3, Wenn dein Mütterlein 05:13
• 13 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 4, Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen 02:57
• 14 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 5, In diesem Wetter 06:22
• Des Knaben Wunderhorn:
• 15 Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Urlicht 05:09
• Total Runtime 01:05:55

Info for Mahler: Lieder

“There is music that provides answers. And there is music that has the courage to leave questions open.” With these words, Andrè Schuen describes the songs of Gustav Mahler. Since his first encounter with the *Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen* (Songs of a Wayfarer) more than a decade ago, they have accompanied him on his artistic journey—works that reveal new layers of meaning with every performance and continually unveil fresh facets of the human experience.

Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide now present their first recording of Mahler’s music. The album brings together the *Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen*, the "Rückert-Lieder", the "Kindertotenlieder", and “Urlicht”—works in which Mahler movingly explores themes of love and loss, memory, solace, and the search for meaning. Over many years, both artists have repeatedly explored this music in concert, continuously refining their interpretation.

The studio recording was made at the Markus-Sittikus-Saal in Hohenems, Austria—a venue for the international *Schubertiade* festival dedicated to Lieder and chamber music. The recording is the fruit of an artistic dialogue that has evolved over years—between singer and pianist, as well as with the world of Gustav Mahler’s songs.

For Schuen, Mahler’s song repertoire has been a vital part of his artistic path for over a decade. He first sang the "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" more than ten years ago; since then, he has frequently revisited Mahler’s music—in the realm of Lieder and in the concert hall, in versions for both piano and orchestra. “There is music that provides answers. And there is music that has the courage to leave questions open,” Schuen writes in the album’s liner notes. “For me, Gustav Mahler’s songs belong to this second category. Every time I have the privilege of singing them, I discover a different person within them—sometimes the young seeker, sometimes the lover, sometimes the despairing soul, and sometimes someone who has learned not to fight pain, but to look it in the face.”

At the same time, the album documents the long-standing artistic partnership between Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heide. For many years, the two have performed together on Europe’s major stages for art song, developing their interpretations through continuous collaboration.

Andrè Schuen, Baritone
Daniel Heide, Piano

Andrè Schuen
hails from La Val in Ladin (South Tyrol, Italy), where he grew up speaking three languages - Ladin, Italian and German, a versatility that is reflected in his current vocal repertoire. After many years of playing the cello as his main instrument, he decided to study singing at the University Mozarteum Salzburg with Prof. Horiana Branisteanu, as well as Lied and Oratorio with Prof. Wolfgang Holzmair. After his studies, Andrè Schuen was an ensemble member of the Graz Opera. Today he is at home on the major opera, concert and song stages worldwide.

In the field of opera, Andrè Schuen is highly sought after by internationally important opera houses such as the Bavarian State Opera, the Vienna State Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Teatro Real Madrid. In the current season he will assume the role of Conte in the new production of Mozart's Nozze di Figaro at the Vienna State Opera (conducctor: Philippe Jordan/director: Barrie Kosky). For the first time, he will embody two Wagner roles: Heerrufer in the new production of Lohengrin at the Bavarian State Opera (François-Xavier Roth/Kornél Mundruczo) and his debut as Wolfram in Tannhäuser at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Sebastian Weigle/Sasha Waltz) in May. He is also a regular guest in opera productions at major festivals such as Salzburg or Aix-en-Provence, most recently in the title role of Nozze di Figaro (Lotte de Beer/Thomas Hengelbrock) at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte (Christof Loy/ Joana Mallwitz) at the Salzburg Festival.

In concert Andrè Schuen made his debut at the Lucerne Festival with Mahler's Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under Jakub Hruša in August 2022. The season 2022-2023 will also see his debut with the Finnish Radio Orchestra in Helsinki and a tour of Spain with Mahler's Wunderhorn Lieder with the Ensemble de l'Orquesta de la Comunidad de Valencia. He will spend the turn of the year at Leipzig's Gewandhaus performing Beethoven's 9th under Andris Nelsons. In May 2023 he will sing in Mahler's 8th Symphony at La Scala in Milan with the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala under Riccardo Chailly. Past highlights on the concert stage include appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle, WDR Symphony Orchestra under Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Daniel Harding.

Lied singing is particularly important to Andrè Schuen, performing together with his piano partner Daniel Heide. This season, recitals will take him back to the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, the Konzerthaus Wien, Teatro de la Zarzuela Madrid and Konzerthaus Dortmund. He is also a regular guest at other major song centres such as London's Wigmore Hall, Schubertiada Vilabertran, Heidelberger Frühling or Rheingau Musik Festival. In the USA, he gave his debut in recitals at Tanglewood Festival and Aspen Music Festival, together with Andreas Haefliger.

Andrè Schuen is internationally acclaimed for his recordings. Since 2021, the Ladin baritone has been an Exclusive Recording Artist for Deutsche Grammophon. After Schubert's Schöne Müllerin, Schwanengesang will be released in November 2022 as part of his exclusive recording of all three Schubert song cycles for the "Yellow Label".

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