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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Agneta Eichenholz
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Alexandra Chernyshova
Andrè Schuen
Anna Alàs i Jové
Anne-Lise Polchlopek
Benjamin Godard
Carol Seubert
Casey Robards
Chen Reiss
Chiara Castelli
Christian Gerhaher
Christina Landshamer
Christina Wright-Ivanova
Clare Lesser
Coline Dutilleul
César Franck
Daniel Johannsen
David Hodgkins
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dmytro Popov
Doriana Tchakarova
Doris Soffel
Dylan Perez
Elia Lo Monaco
Ella Taylor
Emily D'Angelo
Ernesto Germani
Fatma Said
Florian Boesch
Francesco Maria Mancarella
Gerald Moore
Gerold Huber
Giovanna Alparone
Grace Williams
Guiseppe
Günter Haumer
Hanna Pakkala
Harriet Burns
Heather Newhouse
Helen Charlston
Helmut Deutsch
Hilary Summers
Holger Falk
Hugh Cutting
Ian Tindale
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
James Baillieu
Jean-Francois Borras
Jeremy Filsell
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Joanna Klisowska
Johannes Winkler
Julia Lezhneva
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann
Julius Drake
June Anderson
Jâms Coleman
Jérôme Boutillier
Katarina Karnéus
Katharina Ruckgaber
Kiera Duffy
Kitty Whately
Krešimir Stražanac
Les Lunaisiens
Liliia Kysil
Liparit Avetisyan
Lisette van de Pavoordt
Lotte Betts-Dean
Malin Byström
Marianne Croux
Markus Schäfer
Marta Zalewska
Martina Arroyo
Martina Serafin
Mathias Vidal
Matthew Newlin
Melinda Sütő
Miriam Hanika
Miriam van Steeg
Nicholas Phan
Nicky Spence
Nicolò Balducci
Opera Wave
Patricia Petibon
Paul Appleby
Pauline Viardot
Raffaella Milanesi
Raoul Steffani
Rita Strohl
Roger Quilter
Rowan Pierce
Sarah Connolly
Stephen Sondheim
Susan Narucki
Thomas Gropper
Toby Carr
Valentina Valente
Vittorio Filloramo
Will Liverman
Miriam van Steeg
Stephen Sondheim
Dame Joan Sutherland
Cecilia Bartoli
Inger Sandberg
Susanne Fröhlich
César Franck
Elia Lo Monaco
Matthias Veit
Daria Hovora
Eugène Arnaud
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Giovanna Alparone
Małgorzata Walewska
Gerald Moore
Julia Faulkner
Hartmut Höll
Thomas Gropper
Julia Lezhneva
Marta Zalewska
Andrzej Konieczny
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Georg Tichy
Ian Bostridge
Vinson Cole
Hellen Kwon
Herbert Lippert
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Kunal Lahiry
Lourdes Ambriz
Inga Nielsen
Alan Titus
Chiara Castelli
Sabine Devieilhe
Grete Pedersen
Matthias Goerne
Ludovic Tezier
Janet Perry
Robin Stapleton
Dmytro Popov
Werner Güra
Jonathan Tetelman
Jana Zubajová
Sylwia Banasik-Smulska
Bas Ramselaar
Aneta Figiel
Waltteri Torikka
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Sytse Buwalda
Patricia Petibon
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Carolyn Sampson
Helmut Deutsch
Wunderlich József
Perrine Virgile
Philip Langshaw
Maria Fiselier
Lynne Dawson
Fatma Said
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
Knut Schoch
Lilli Paasikivi
Jámbor József
Roger Quilter
Julius Drake
Hector De Cesare
Emily D'Angelo
Apollo Voices
David Thomas
Lee Santana
Nora von Marschall
Steven Blier
Gianluca Gallo
Espen Grjotheim
Peter Marschik
Pauline Viardot
Chen Reiss
Ernst Haefliger
Gérard Rouzier
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Philip Mayers
June Anderson
Iain Burnside
Christian Immler
Benjamin Godard
Piero Ciampi
Sarah Connolly
Carol Seubert
Sophia Muñoz
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Michel Carre
Opera Wave
Christian Gerhaher
Markus Schäfer
Christina Landshamer
Gregorio Puccio
Francesco Maria Mancarella
Stephan MacLeod
Bernhard Wünsch
Simone Höft