Matthias Goerne Matthias Goerne, one of the leading interpreters of lieder of our time, has released the album "Im Abendrot" (At Sunset) together with the young pianist Seong-Jin Cho. This work unites late Romantic compositions by Richard Wagner, Hans Pfitzner, and Richard Strauss.
The selection of pieces underscores both musical versatility and the special collaboration between Goerne and Cho, who interpret the songs with great sensitivity. The album opens with Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder, inspired by his relationship with Mathilde Wesendonck. Pfitzner's settings, including "Abendrot" (Sunset), and poems by poets such as Heinrich Heine and Joseph von Eichendorff are featured, as are Strauss's songs "Ruhe, meine Seele!" (Rest, My Soul!), "Morgen!" (Tomorrow!), and the evocative "Traum durch die Dämmerung" (Dream Through the Twilight). The album concludes with Eichendorff's "Im Abendrot" in Strauss's setting, composed in 1948 as part of the Four Last Songs, providing a powerful finale.
The album concludes with Eichendorff's "Im Abendrot" in Strauss's setting, which was composed in 1948 as part of the Four Last Songs and provides a truly impressive finale.