My friend M. says that at an Art Song recital there are a gentleman at the piano and a singer dressed in a penguin suit that sings songs about lakes, brooks or bunches of flowers, always looking very serious and on his toes. My friend M. is right.
About order. L'invitation au voyage by Henri Duparc, performed by Jose van Damm and Maciej Pikulski.
The Lied we are listening today, Mondnacht, by Schumann, and the one we listened last week, Die Nacht, are very close. If you liked Die Nacht you probably like Mondnacht.
What Art Song is, and what it's not, in a few broad strokes. Our song this week, a exquisite nocturne by Strauss, Die Nacht, performed by Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch.
