Lise Davidsen: Schubert

Longing, laughter, terror and tears: a whole world of emotion in Schubert’s songs, performed by one of the greatest singers of today.

In his short life Schubert wrote some 600 songs – ample opportunity to examine the “human condition” in detail. He frequently managed to create individual portraits, or entire psychodramas, within a few minutes of musical genius. This programme presents the vast scope of Schubert’s exploration of human behaviours and emotions from yearning to fear, intense rapture to encounters with death, and the discovery of light and sound.

Soprano Lise Davidsen, equally renowned for her Wagnerian operatic roles as her vocal power, control and emotional honesty, is joined by pianist James Baillieu. 

Lise Davidsen soprano
James Baillieu piano

Schubert:
Am Bach im Frühling, D.361 (4’)
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Ganymed, D.544 (5’)
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Der Zwerg, D.771 (5’)
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Gretchen am Spinnrade, D.118 (3’)
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Mignons Gesang: “Kennst du das Land?”, D.321 (5’)
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Gesänge aus “Wilhelm Meister”, D.877 (11’)
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Der Tod und das Mädchen, D.531 (2’)
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Der Musensohn, D.764 (2’)
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Lachen und Weinen, D.777 (2’)
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Suleika I, D.720 (6’)
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Auf dem See, D.543 (3’)
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Der blinde Knabe, D.833 (4’)
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Du bist die Ruh, D.776 (5’)
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Die Allmacht, D.825 (5’)
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Die junge Nonne, D.828 (4’)
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Erlkönig, D.328 (4’)
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Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen “Am Tage Aller Seelen”, D.343 (4’)
The Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, scaling the heights as the most in-demand singer in the world

Fiona Maddocks, The Observer

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James Baillieu

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Schubert’s songs are a mirror to real life. There really is nothing highbrow about this music, the songs have no sell-by date with respect to the human condition either

Simon Keenlyside, baritone

Main image: Lise Davidsen

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77th Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts

12 – 28 June 2026

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