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
Agneta Eichenholz
Alena Petrovskaya
Alexander Alyabyev
Andrew Matthews-Owen
Andrew Staples
Anna Dennis
Anne-Lise Polchlopek
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Apollo Voices
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
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Coline Dutilleul
Crispin Lewis
César Franck
David Willison
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dmytro Popov
Dora Pejačević
Doris Soffel
Eleonora Buratto
Elia Lo Monaco
Eric McElroy
Ernesto Germani
Eva Zalenga
Fatma Said
Fiona McGown
Gerald Moore
Gerold Huber
Giosuè Greco
Giovanna Alparone
Gábor Bretz
Günter Haumer
Helen Charlston
Helmut Deutsch
Holger Falk
Iain Burnside
Ian Bostridge
Isabelle Aboulker
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
James Baillieu
Jochen Kupfer
Johann Friedrich Reichardt
Jonathan Tetelman
Joseph Middleton
Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann
Julius Drake
June Anderson
Jérôme Boutillier
Katarina Karnéus
Kate Lindsey
Katharina Ruckgaber
Lili Chookasian
Liza Lehmann
Louise Toppin
Luciana Mancini
Ludovic Tezier
Malin Byström
Marguerite Louise
Marianne Croux
Mark Milhofer
Mary Bevan
Mathias Vidal
Matthias Goerne
Michael Nagy
Milan Siljanov
Nicholas Spanos
Nicky Spence
Nino Chokhonelidze
Opera Wave
Patricia Petibon
Paul Appleby
Pauline Viardot
Rita Strohl
Roger Quilter
Sabine Devieilhe
Samuel Hasselhorn
Sarah Maria Sun
Serena Sáenz
Stanislas de Barbeyrac
Stephen Sondheim
Thomas Elwin
Toby Carr
Tristan Raës
Vannina Santoni
Vansìsiem Lied Duo
Stephen Sondheim
Miriam van Steeg
Cecilia Bartoli
Inger Sandberg
Dame Joan Sutherland
Susanne Fröhlich
César Franck
Elia Lo Monaco
Eugène Arnaud
Daria Hovora
Matthias Veit
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Giovanna Alparone
Julia Faulkner
Gerald Moore
Małgorzata Walewska
Marta Zalewska
Hartmut Höll
Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Vinson Cole
Georg Tichy
Ian Bostridge
Hellen Kwon
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Herbert Lippert
Kunal Lahiry
Lourdes Ambriz
Inga Nielsen
Alan Titus
Chiara Castelli
Grete Pedersen
Sabine Devieilhe
Matthias Goerne
Ludovic Tezier
Janet Perry
Dmytro Popov
Robin Stapleton
Jonathan Tetelman
Patricia Petibon
Jana Zubajová
Werner Güra
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Sytse Buwalda
Sylwia Banasik-Smulska
Aneta Figiel
Waltteri Torikka
Bas Ramselaar
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Helmut Deutsch
Wunderlich József
Carolyn Sampson
Philip Langshaw
Lynne Dawson
Fatma Said
Maria Fiselier
Franz Xaver Süssmayr
Perrine Virgile
Emily D'Angelo
Knut Schoch
Jámbor József
Roger Quilter
Hector De Cesare
Julius Drake
Apollo Voices
Lilli Paasikivi
Lee Santana
Espen Grjotheim
Gianluca Gallo
Steven Blier
Pauline Viardot
David Thomas
Chen Reiss
Nora von Marschall
Gérard Rouzier
Carol Seubert
Iain Burnside
Philip Mayers
Benjamin Godard
Peter Marschik
Christian Immler
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Piero Ciampi
Sarah Connolly
June Anderson
Gregorio Puccio
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Sophia Muñoz
Michel Carre
Opera Wave
Christian Gerhaher
Peter Edelmann
Dame Ethel Smyth
Simone Höft
Enrico Belli
Bernhard Wünsch
Francesco Maria Mancarella
Marion Scott
Kristīne Pāže
Giosuè Greco
Stephan MacLeod