Helena van Heel (mezzo-soprano) and Naomi Tamura (piano)

Mein Liebeslied versus Noël
The eccentric Berlin poet Else Lasker-Schüler (1869-1945) may not be as well known in the Netherlands as in Germany and Israel. Thomas Jennefelt was captivated by her expressive lyrics and in 2017 composed the cycle Sieben Liebeslieder About an intense love affair. This cycle was recently recorded by the duo van Heel/Tamura on the CD Mein Liebeslied (Etcetera). Before Jennefelt, three contemporaries of Lasker-Schüler are programmed - Zemlinsky, Gál and Korngold - with their equally expressive style. After the interval, you will hear carols by classical composers such as Grieg, Sibelius, Debussy, Fauré and Wolf.

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