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
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Alina Havrisciuc
Amanda Majeski
Amy Pfrimmer
Andrew Matthews-Owen
Andrew Staples
Andrè Schuen
Anna Prohaska
Anne Le Bozec
Aribert Reimann
Aron Goldin
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen
Carla Caramujo
Carlotta Colombo
Carol Seubert
Catriona Morison
Christian Immler
Ciro Cavalotti
Claire Booth
Claus Vester
Colette Alliot-Lugaz
Crispin Lewis
César Franck
Daniel Thomson
David Thomas
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Eleonora Buratto
Eugène Arnaud
Eva Zalenga
Fabienne Ambuehl
Fatma Said
Francesco Capodaglio
Francesco Cavestri
Giovanna Alparone
Gordon Getty
Helmut Deutsch
Iain Burnside
Ian Bostridge
Isabelle Aboulker
James Baillieu
Jan Ladislav Dusik
Jennifer Johnston
Johann Baptist Mayrhofer
John Churchwell
Jonathan Tetelman
Jone Martínez
Josef Hrnčíř
Joseph Middleton
Julien Dran
Julius Drake
June Anderson
Karen Vourc'h
Karim Sulayman
Lester Lynch
Lili Chookasian
Liza Lehmann
Louise Toppin
Luciana Mancini
Ludovic Tezier
Ludvík Šavel
Marcus Farnsworth
Marguerite Louise
Mary Bevan
Matthias Goerne
Małgorzata Walewska
Melody Moore
Michael Nagy
Milan Siljanov
Nathan Granner
Nicky Spence
Nicolò Balducci
Nino Chokhonelidze
Nora von Marschall
Opera Wave
Patricia Petibon
Paul Appleby
Pauline Viardot
Philippe Sly
Rita Strohl
Sabine Devieilhe
Samuel Hasselhorn
Sanna Vaarni
Serena Sáenz
Stefania Del Prete
Stephen Sondheim
Susanne Fröhlich
Sylwia Banasik-Smulska
Sylwia Fabiańczyk - Makuch
Tara Erraught
Thomas Elwin
Toby Carr
Tristan Raës
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Vannina Santoni
Vansìsiem Lied Duo
Will Liverman
Miriam van Steeg
Stephen Sondheim
Inger Sandberg
Susanne Fröhlich
Cecilia Bartoli
César Franck
Matthias Veit
Eugène Arnaud
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Giovanna Alparone
Małgorzata Walewska
Gerald Moore
Hartmut Höll
Marta Zalewska
Georg Tichy
Ian Bostridge
Vinson Cole
Daria Hovora
Hellen Kwon
Herbert Lippert
Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
Julia Faulkner
Kunal Lahiry
Lourdes Ambriz
Inga Nielsen
Alan Titus
Chiara Castelli
Sabine Devieilhe
Matthias Goerne
Ludovic Tezier
Janet Perry
Robin Stapleton
Werner Güra
Jonathan Tetelman
Jana Zubajová
Sylwia Banasik-Smulska
Aneta Figiel
Waltteri Torikka
Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
Sytse Buwalda
Alexander B. A. Pielsticker
Bas Ramselaar
Helmut Deutsch
Wunderlich József
Patricia Petibon
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
Espen Grjotheim
Nora von Marschall
Pauline Viardot
Steven Blier
Gianluca Gallo
Gérard Rouzier
Peter Marschik
Sergei Bortkiewicz
Will Liverman
Lee Santana
Philip Mayers
Carol Seubert
Peter Edelmann
Christian Immler
Piero Ciampi
June Anderson
Iain Burnside
Benjamin Godard
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Gregorio Puccio
Grete Pedersen
Sophia Muñoz
Michel Carre
Opera Wave
Christian Gerhaher
Giosuè Greco
Dora Pejačević
Francesco Maria Mancarella
Bernhard Wünsch
Simone Höft
Dame Ethel Smyth
Stephan MacLeod
Marion Scott
Enrico Belli
Hilary Summers
Kristīne Pāže
Angela Maria Blasi
Melinda Sütő
Anna Prohaska
Gregorio Puccio