Verborgene Schätze: Lieder von Friedrich Gernsheim Gernsheim-Duo

• Friedrich Gernsheim (1839 - 1916): 6 Lieder, Op. 14:
• 1 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 1, Im Frühling 04:36
• 2 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 2, Es fällt ein Stern herunter 01:48
• 3 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 3, Jetzt ist er hinaus 02:14
• 4 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 4, Es war ein alter König 02:15
• 5 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 5, Mein Herz schmückt sich mit dir 02:22
• 6 6 Lieder, Op. 14: No. 6, An den Sturmwind 02:12
• 5 Lieder, Op. 19 (Excerpts):
• 7 5 Lieder, Op. 19 (Excerpts): No. 1, Ich fühle deinen Odem 01:37
• 8 5 Lieder, Op. 19 (Excerpts): No. 2, Komm Geliebte 02:05
• 9 5 Lieder, Op. 19 (Excerpts): No. 3, Was weckte den Ton 03:47
• 10 5 Lieder, Op. 19 (Excerpts): No. 4, Sie sah den Liebsten schweigend an 03:04
• 4 Lieder, Op. 34 (Excerpts):
• 11 4 Lieder, Op. 34 (Excerpts): No. 1, Bitte 02:08
• 12 4 Lieder, Op. 34 (Excerpts): No. 2, Ich schlage dich, mein Tamburin 02:28
• 13 4 Lieder, Op. 34 (Excerpts): No. 3, Komm, Mädchen, an dein Fenster 01:15
• 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a:
• 14 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a: No. 1, Letzte Bitte 02:43
• 15 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a: No. 2, Frauenhaar 01:35
• 16 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a: No. 3, Abend 02:59
• 17 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a: No. 4, Flieder 02:34
• 18 5 Poems by Otto Julius Bierbaum, Op. 74a: No. 5, Sturmlied 04:16
• Liebesgedichte, Op. 88 (Excerpts):
• 19 Liebesgedichte, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 1, Eine Melodie singt mein Herz 03:16
• 20 Liebesgedichte, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 2, Ein Todesengel göttlich sanft und schön 02:26
• 21 Liebesgedichte, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 3, Still vom Frühlingabendhimmel 02:56
• Abendlied:
• 22 Abendlied 04:07
• Total Runtime 58:43

Info for Verborgene Schätze: Lieder von Friedrich Gernsheim

Anna Gann (soprano) and Naoko Christ-Kato (piano), the two musicians of Gernsheim Duo, present sensational finds on their GENUIN CD. The 22 lieder by Friedrich Gernsheim, which they interpret with high sensitivity and insight, are recorded here for the first time. The composer is one of those Jewish musicians who was influential before the Holocaust and is almost forgotten today. The Gernsheim Duo is committed to the musical works of such composers and deserves praise for their efforts! The historical and musical value of these lieder, which have been meticulously compiled, cannot be overestimated⁠—and the mastery of the two interpreters does them justice.

Gernsheim-Duo

The Gernsheim-Duo
devotes itself to the songs of Jewish composers who were active before the Holocaust and are forgotten today. It was founded in 2015 by soprano Anna Gann and pianist Naoko Christ-Kato. Both musicians maintain an extensive solo concert career.

Anna Gann, born in 1973, grew up in the Hanover region. With a degree in Catholic theology, she is the author of several ARD radio features about Judaism. She received her vocal training in Münster and Hanover. Gann has been a prizewinner of the Euregio Vocal Competition in Wisch, the Netherlands, performed works for soprano, flute, and harp for the Norddeutscher Rundfunk, and given guest appearances at the Göttingen International Handel Festival.

Naoko Christ-Kato was born in 1976 in Yokohama and studied piano in Tokyo, Hanover, and Lübeck, where she graduated with the Artistic Concert Exam. She is the winner of the Young Artist Piano Contest and the Best Players Contest in Japan. In 2004 she premiered the piece Invention & Etude by American composer Michael Tenzer (born 1957), and in 2009 she recorded Tenzer’s work Let Others Name You on CD.

With their programs, the Gernsheim-Duo recall the fl ourishing Jewish life in Europe before the Holocaust. They hope to make heard once again a part of the riches that were lost. They are also committed to ensuring that works of forgotten Jewish composers are not only performed in special and memorial concerts, but also find their way into normal concert programs.

In addition to the songs of Friedrich Gernsheim, their extensive repertoire includes works by Karl Goldmark and Salomon Jadassohn, among other composers. The ensemble has performed at the Jewish-Israeli Cultural Days in Thuringia and in cities such as Hanover, Kassel, Meiningen, Hiroshima, and Tokyo.

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