Alexander Zemlinsky – ‘Auf See’ (R. Dehmel)
From: ‘Fünf lieder auf Gedichte von Richard Dehmel’, Song Cycle by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 – 1942)
Kurt Widmer – bariton ; Jean-Jacques Dünki – piano
Alexander Zemlinsky – ‘Auf See’ (R. Dehmel)
From: ‘Fünf lieder auf Gedichte von Richard Dehmel’, Song Cycle by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871 – 1942)
Kurt Widmer – bariton ; Jean-Jacques Dünki – piano
An example of the captivating beauty of Barbara Bonney’s voice, here interpreting this gem of Richard Strauss in a phenomenal way, with great accompaniment by Geoffrey Parsons on piano.
The beautiful Bollywood-film ‘Aan’ (1952) was once brought to my attention by Concertzender-producer Henk Braaksma, who considers this his favourite Bollywood movie.
The complete movie
For the Concertzender Henk Braaksma produced a programme on the soundtrack of this film, see this link (and then listen on demand there by clicking on the speaker icon on top of that page).
The beautiful opening song of ‘Aan’: Aaj Mere Mann Mein Sakhi
Amal Maher, the young diva from Cairo in Amsterdam on the 1st of June 2010. For me it was the concert of the year in The Netherlands. What a priceless present she gave to Holland with her marvellous singing ! I’m glad I filmed this in the Oosterpark ! 🙂