Strauss, Mozart & Schubert: Liebende Daniel Heide & Katharina Konradi

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949):
• 1 Die erwachte Rose, AV 66 03:09
• 2 Schlichte Weisen, Op. 21: II. Du meines Herzens Krönelein 02:04
• 3 3 Lieder, Op. 29: II. Schlagende Herzen 02:42
• 4 5 Lieder, Op. 48: II. Ich schwebe 02:17
• 5 5 Lieder, Op. 39: I. Leises Lied 03:04
• 6 4 Lieder, Op. 36: III. Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei 02:21
• 7 6 Lieder, Op. 37: I. Glückes genug 02:21
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791):
• 8 Abendempfindung, K. 523 04:57
• 9 Lied der Freiheit, K. 506 02:44
• 10 Fdie Zufriednheit, K. 473 03:19
• 11 Warnung, K. 433 02:04
• 12 Das Veilchen, K. 476 02:28
• 13 Das Lied der Trennung, K. 519 04:44
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828):
• 14 Luisens Antwort, D. 319 03:47
• 15 Suleika I, D. 720 05:47
• 16 An die Nachtigall, D. 497 01:32
• 17 Die junge Nonne, D. 828 04:01
• 18 Verklärung, D. 59 03:47
• 19 2 Szenen aus dem Schauspiel "Lacrimas", D. 857: II. Lied das Florio 03:10
• 20 Suleika II, D. 717 04:00
• 21 Alles um Liebe, D. 241 02:43
• Total Runtime 01:07:01

Info for Strauss, Mozart & Schubert: Liebende

"Katharina Konradi: The labels “Mozart soprano” and “Strauss soprano” are often said to be practically indistinguishable. Indeed, in terms of melodic style, the two composers are not that far apart. Mozart suits my voice well, and the same is true of Richard Straus’s light lyrical repertoire. Then Schubert, with his astoundingly vast lieder output and his variety of musical expression, holds a special place for me. Every time I prepare a recital, these almost inexhaustible treasures take me on a delightful journey of surprising discoveries, and that is what my life as a lieder interpreter is all about.….. Every piece on this CD has a special appeal for me.

Daniel Heide: For a pianist, Mozart and Schubert are a matter of course! Mozart wrote a number of keyboard sonatas (and the violin sonatas!) along with a multitude of piano concertos: his Lieder come as an added attraction. They are marvelous gems. And any pianist who decides to go further than Schubert’s solo piano works in order to delve into his seemingly infinite world of 600 Lieder-treasures comes out a happier man. In every Strauss song I find that the timbre is unique: an atmosphere you can experience only in Strauss territory, that special luminosity of sound, the silvery tone.………. Mozart’s, Schubert’s, and Strauss’s songs are core German lieder repertoire, and they are pivotal and essential material for singers worldwide. Mozart and Strauss are the linchpins and cornerstones of our soprano careers on the opera stage…… (Excerpts from the booklet interview with both artists)"

Katharina Konradi, soprano
Daniel Heide, piano

Katharina Konrad
The first milestones of Katharina Konradi’s still-young career include First Prize at the 2016 German Music Competition and the Special Prize of the Walter and Charlotte Hamel Foundation awarded for her outstanding achievement. Born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Konradi began her vocal training in 2009 with Julie Kaufmann in Berlin and completed her studies in Munich with Christiane Iven, Donald Sulzen, and Fritz Schwinghammer, earning a Master’s in Lied interpretation. After beginning her career at the Kammeroper Munich and Theater Hof, the soprano has been an ensemble member of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden since the 2015/16 season, where she sings the major roles for her voice, including Pamina, Gretel, Susanna, and Zdenka. During the 2017/18 season she gave her debut at the Staatsoper Hamburg as Ännchen in Der Freischütz. Konradi performs with such celebrated orchestras as the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Dresdener Philharmoniker, and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. She is a prizewinner at Germany’s national “Jugend musiziert” competition and at the Sommerakademie Mozarteum. Konradi won First Prize in the “Lied Duo” category from the Kulturkreis Gasteig in Munich, and is a scholarship holder of the Paul Hindemith Society Berlin, Yehudi Menuhin Live Music Now Foundation, and German National Academic Foundation.

Booklet for Strauss, Mozart & Schubert: Liebende