Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Daniil Trifonov (piano)

Berg: Vier Lieder, Op. 2

Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121

Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op. 48

Shostakovich: Suite on verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti, for bass & piano, Op. 145: No. 6 Dante

Shostakovich: Suite on verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti, for bass & piano, Op. 145: No. 9 'Night'

Shostakovich: Suite on verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti, for bass & piano, Op. 145: No. 10 'Death'

Wolf, H: Songs (3) on poems by Michelangelo Buonarroti

After his critically-acclaimed and award-winning 'lieder albums' with pianists Jan Lisiecki (Diapason D'Or, Edison Klassiek Winner) and Seong-Jin Cho (Limelight's 2021 Vocal Recording of the Year) baritone Matthias Goerne concludes his DG lieder trilogy with DG exclusive artist Daniil Trifonov. With this album, Matthias Goerne explores the art song from a metaphysical perspective. In these visionary meditations by Brahms, Wolf, Berg, Schumann and Shostakovich, Goerne and Trifonov's intense, intuitive partnership opens our ears to the awe-inspiring yet consoling voice of the prophets. 'Goerne's forceful vocal stature offers a potent counterpart to Trifonov's elegant flexibility. A great occasion in which two strong individualists interacted with total unanimity.' (Spiegel recital review)