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