Robert Schumann: Dichterliebe: Andrè Schuen & Julius Drake

Thu, Nov 26, 2026 at 7:30pm

About this event

Over 130 songs in one year? Blame it on love.
A Liederabend is one of music’s most intimate experiences – just a singer and a pianist, alone on stage, turning poetry into song. And nowhere is that truer than here. In 1840, while fighting a court battle for the right to marry Clara Wieck, Schumann poured everything into song. Over 130 of them, in a single year. Dichterliebe (A Poet’s Love) is the crown jewel: 16 settings of Heinrich Heine’s poetry about love, longing and heartbreak, with Clara’s name secretly woven into the musical fabric. Baritone Andrè Schuen and pianist Julius Drake bring this extraordinary story to life.

The music: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis op. 24 · «Dein Angesicht» op. 127/2 · «Lehn’ deine Wang’» op. 142/2 · «Es leuchtet meine Liebe» op. 127/3 · «Mein Wagen rollet» op. 142/4 · «Du bist wie eine Blume» op. 25/24 · Dichterliebe op. 48
The artists: Andrè Schuen (baritone); Julius Drake (piano)

Summary

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A Lieder recital presenting Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe and other song cycles, performed live in an intimate chamber setting. Baritone Andrè Schuen and pianist Julius Drake interpret 19th-century German Romantic poetry set to music. The 95-minute program includes a break and features works such as Liederkreis op. 24 and selected Heine settings. It is a single classical vocal concert with pianist accompaniment, a classic art-song evening.