Art Song

Art song is a genre characterized by its emphasis on lyrical poetry, expressive vocal lines, and nuanced piano accompaniment. Emerging in 19th-century Europe, art song evolved from the German Lied tradition, with composers like Schubert and Schumann setting Romantic-era poetry to music. The genre flourished in the late Romantic and early 20th-century periods, with its peak popularity spanning from the 1890s to the 1920s. Art song's cultural significance lies in its ability to convey complex emotions and tell intimate stories, often exploring themes of love, nature, and the human condition. While related to musical theater and folk song, art song is distinguished by its formal, concert-hall setting and its focus on the singer-pianist duo. Notable for its subtlety and restraint, art song requires singers to possess a wide vocal range, expressive phrasing, and a deep understanding of poetic interpretation, making it a unique and captivating genre that continues to inspire audiences and artists alike.

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Adriana Bignagni Lesca
Adèle Charvet
Agathe Backer Grøndahl
Alexander Alyabyev
Amanda Majeski
Amy Pfrimmer
Andrew Matthews-Owen
Andrew Staples
Anna Prohaska
Anne Le Bozec
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Aribert Reimann
Aron Goldin
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen
Beth Taylor
Camille Poul
Carlotta Colombo
Carolyn Sampson
Catherine Redding
Catriona Morison
Chen Reiss
Christian Gerhaher
Christian Immler
Claire Booth
Claus Vester
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Crispin Lewis
César Franck
David Thomas
David Willison
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dora Pejačević
Doris Soffel
Eleonora Buratto
Elia Lo Monaco
Eric McElroy
Eva Zalenga
Fabienne Ambuehl
Fatma Said
Fiona McGown
Francesco Cavestri
Gerold Huber
Giosuè Greco
Giovanna Alparone
Gordon Getty
Gábor Bretz
Helmut Deutsch
Iain Burnside
Ian Bostridge
Isabelle Aboulker
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
James Baillieu
Jennifer Johnston
Jochen Kupfer
John Churchwell
Jonathan Tetelman
Joseph Middleton
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann
Julien Dran
Julius Drake
June Anderson
Karen Vourc'h
Karim Sulayman
Kate Lindsey
Lester Lynch
Lili Chookasian
Liza Lehmann
Louise Toppin
Luciana Mancini
Ludovic Tezier
Malin Byström
Marguerite Louise
Mark Milhofer
Mary Bevan
Mathias Vidal
Matthias Goerne
Melody Moore
Michael Nagy
Milan Siljanov
Nathan Granner
Nicholas Spanos
Nicky Spence
Nino Chokhonelidze
Opera Wave
Patricia Petibon
Paul Appleby
Pauline Viardot
Rita Strohl
Roger Quilter
Sabine Devieilhe
Samuel Hasselhorn
Sanna Vaarni
Sarah Maria Sun
Serena Sáenz
Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Stephen Sondheim
Thomas Elwin
Tristan Raës
Vannina Santoni
Vansìsiem Lied Duo
Stephen Sondheim
Miriam van Steeg
Dame Joan Sutherland
Cecilia Bartoli
Inger Sandberg
Susanne Fröhlich
Elia Lo Monaco
César Franck
Matthias Veit
Daria Hovora
Eugène Arnaud
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Giovanna Alparone
Małgorzata Walewska
Gerald Moore
Hartmut Höll
Marta Zalewska
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Georg Tichy
Ian Bostridge
Vinson Cole
Hellen Kwon
Herbert Lippert
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Julia Faulkner
Kunal Lahiry
Lourdes Ambriz
Inga Nielsen
Alan Titus
Chiara Castelli
Sabine Devieilhe
Grete Pedersen
Matthias Goerne
Ludovic Tezier
Janet Perry
Robin Stapleton
Werner Güra
Jonathan Tetelman
Patricia Petibon
Jana Zubajová
Sylwia Banasik-Smulska
Aneta Figiel
Waltteri Torikka
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Sytse Buwalda
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Carolyn Sampson
Bas Ramselaar
Helmut Deutsch
Wunderlich József
Perrine Virgile
Philip Langshaw
Maria Fiselier
Lynne Dawson
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
Fatma Said
Knut Schoch
Lilli Paasikivi
Jámbor József
Roger Quilter
Julius Drake
Hector De Cesare
Emily D'Angelo
Apollo Voices
Pauline Viardot
David Thomas
Espen Grjotheim
Nora von Marschall
Chen Reiss
Gianluca Gallo
Steven Blier
Gérard Rouzier
Peter Marschik
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Lee Santana
Philip Mayers
Carol Seubert
Piero Ciampi
June Anderson
Peter Edelmann
Will Liverman
Iain Burnside
Christian Immler
Benjamin Godard
Gregorio Puccio
Sophia Muñoz
Michel Carre
Opera Wave
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Christian Gerhaher
Enrico Belli
Kristīne Pāže
Dame Ethel Smyth
Francesco Maria Mancarella
Bernhard Wünsch
Simone Höft
Hilary Summers
Dora Pejačević
Giosuè Greco
Stephan MacLeod