Jonas Kaufmann concert Munich live on internet radio

For all of those who would like to listen to a live rendition of your favourites from Jonas' Sehnsucht CD, check this out tomorrow evening:

Date
Tuesday 25. May 2010 20.00 UhrMünchen, Philharmonie im Gasteig (7pm London time)
Live-Übertragung auf BR-KLASSIK . Details here

Live radio BR-Klassik

The timeslot allocated is 3h, so it should cover the interval interview with JK as well as any encores ;-)

Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonoren-Ouvertüre Nr. 3 C-dur, op. 72a
aus "Fidelio": "Gott, welch' Dunkel hier" – "In des Lebens Frühlingstagen"; Introduktion und Arie des Florestan, 2. Akt
Wofgang Amadeus Mozart aus "Die Zauberflöte":Ouvertüre
"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön"; Arie des Tamino, 1. Akt Nr. 3
Carl Maria von Weber aus "Oberon": Ouvertüre
aus "Der Freischütz": "Nein, länger trag ich nicht die Qualen"; Rezitativ und Arie des Max, 1. Akt (Nr. 3)
Richard Wagner aus "Lohengrin": Vorspiel, 3. Akt (mit Konzertschluss)
aus "Parsifal": "Amfortas! Die Wunde! Sie brennt mir hier zur Seite"; Szene des Parsifal, 2. Aufzug
Franz Schubert aus "Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern": Entr'acte nach dem 2. Aufzug, B-Dur
Richard Wagner aus "Die Walküre": "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond"; Szene des Siegmund, 1. Aufzug
aus "Lohengrin": Vorspiel, 1. Akt
"In fernem Land unnahbar euren Schritten"; Gralserzählung des Lohengrin, 3. Akt

Jonas Kaufmann, Tenor
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Leitung: Michael Güttler

Remembering the Dusseldorf concert, which i saw live i am soooooo looking forward to hearing Wintersturme again :-)

Enjoy!
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By the way, for anyone wanting to watch the video recording of the concert in Berlin on the 16 May 2010:
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado Conductor
Christianne Stotijn Mezzo-Soprano
Jonas Kaufmann Tenor
Herren des Rundfunkchors Berlin
Simon Halsey Chorus Master
Herren des Chors des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Michael Alber Chorus Master
Franz Schubert Gretchen am Spinnrade D 118
Franz Schubert Nacht und Träume D 827
Franz Schubert Erlkönig D 328
Arnold Schoenberg From Gurrelieder: Part 1 No. 11: Orchestral Prelude and Lied der Waldtaube
Johannes Brahms Rinaldo Cantata

Here is your link to the digital concert hall of the Philarmonie, where you can enjoy it in very good sound and video quality for 10 euro.

Jonas Kaufmann "Sehnsucht" ist out today

It's D-day so to speak :-) Well, for those lucky ones to live close to the Cd shop in Germany anyways ;-)

So, first of all Congratulations to Jonas for the new CD!!! Judging from recent interviews he is really happy with it and it has brought him joy to record it and relive so many memories of years of music, even from his childhood.

Obviously i can't say much about it yet; once i get my copy i'll give it a good listen and probably have something to post about :-)

Meanwhile, i have been ducking this particular photo for a while... I really like this set of photos, there are plenty at Klassikakzente, Decca and Jonas official page if you want to know what i am talking about ;-) They look like him and most are interesting, funny or simply cool ;-) The only one i don't like in the bunch is this one! Figures that one would then become the one we will see in any advert, newspaper and magazine... LOL. I like the posture and the idea in itself, what i don't like about it is the bad photoshoping it went through. Those colours are no longer natural and the look was intense enough without strange contrasts added onto the face. Don't know why they don't use the actual cover? Ok, it must be because of that "come here" thingy in the photo...

Anyways, you figure it out for yourselves :-) It's not like i am the most reliable judge, because i would have bought it if it came wrapped in brown paper ;-)))

What you see there is the official slogan of the Cd-campaign: "JK. Germany's most beautiful voice." ( i had a different idea : "BMW, Weissbier and Jonas, das beste aus Bayern!" but alas, nobody thought to ask me.... ). I guess it'll do, but wonder whether it will be the same one when the CD gets launched internationally. I'll not go analysing why beautiful and not any other adjective that comes to mind in connection with Jonas voice. It's just a slogan :-) Content is what matters at the bottom line.

And with that we come to the last peek preview from the CD available in full length at Klassikakzente.de : Lohengrin with In fernem Land

It will be interesting to see what listeners make of the new CD :-) Many will maybe go: "Tamino and Siegmund????? no way!" I'd say why not? It is interesting to read what Jonas thinks about all this music and where the harmony in the collection actually comes from (you can use the Google translator for example on the Jonas related pages and there is plenty to find out). After all, why record music that has been recorded over and over again if you can't make it personal? I think an artist has to have a personal connection to his or her recordings and they should both convey this personal experience as well as the individual interpretation of the music. This is what would make it unique for me and worth listening to. I want to know what glues it all together, but also individually explore each story. Contrasts? Maybe it is actually variety. It's likely that if you listen to each story on its own and the way it is told, what may seem as contrast will actually be shades and colours and emotions.

PS you can get it at amazon.de , beware, freight to other countries can be hefty.

Immer grossere Sehnsucht.....

Foto Decca/scholtzshootspeople at http://www.jonas-kaufmann.com/

For more on the album, you can now click on the link above and browse through the gallery and listen to the snippets from the tracks.

And here is also anothe full length track at Klassikakzente.de :

"Wer deutsche Operarien singt, kommt an der Zauberflöte nicht vorbei. Schließlich stellt dieses raffinierte Verwirrspiel um die Liebe und die Menschlichkeit eines der Höhepunkte der Musikkultur überhaupt dar. Deshalb musste Mozarts Meisterwerk unbedingt seinen Platz neben Wagner, Schubert und Beethoven haben, wenn sich Jonas Kaufmann dem Reiz dieser Pretiosen der Vokalwelt annimmt.Und wie er diese Arie gestaltet, feinsinnig und sinnlich zugleich, versunken und ehrfürchtig, ganz so, wie man sich den vom Pfeile Amors getroffenen Tamino vorstellt. Es ist eine von zehn herausragenden Arien, die ab kommender Woche als vollständiges Album unter dem Titel „Jonas Kaufmann: Sehnsucht.“ veröffentlicht wird. Als dritten Teil des besonderen Vorab-Services, der KlassikAkzente.de präsentiert, kann man den Startenor aus München mit der Bildnisarie als Online-Stream genießen.Hier geht's lang zum schönen Klang:"

Tamino - Bildnisarie

So far I am unable to chose a favourite... but this is something special indeed.... how can one go from powerful and passionate (I'm thinking Wintersturme) to this..... Totally tender and sensitive...

News flash - Jonas Kaufmann (Classical Brits and Sehnsucht)

Jonas will be at the Classical BRIT Awards, according to Classic FM:

http://www.classicfm.co.uk/music/music-news-and-features/more-artists-added-brits-lineup/

"Female Artist of the Year nominee and trumpeter Alison Balsom and the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann complete the star-studded line-up which already features Welsh opera diva Katherine Jenkins (no comment on this one....) , teenage soprano sensation Faryl Smith , world renowned tenor Plácido Domingo and Roman Catholic Fathers, The Priests .
Adding to the 10th Anniversary celebrations, it has been confirmed that HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will be attending the event for the second time. In addition to attending, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall will present the Lifetime Achievement award to José Carreras . Hosted by Myleene Klass , The Classical BRIT Awards 2009 with NS&I will be broadcast on ITV1 on Tuesday 19 May at 10:35pm and repeated on ITV3 on Sunday 24 May at 7:45pm."

The ceremony will happen live on Thursday, the 14th of May 2009 at the Royal Albert Hall:

http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/home

Tickets can be purchased here

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Sehnsucht!

Now you can listen to another peek preview of Jonas' new CD at Klassikakzente

This time it is Lohengrin, saying goodbye to Elsa in Mein lieber Schwan...

"Diesmal wendet sich Jonas Kaufmann der Dramatik von Richard Wagners „Lohengrin“ zu. Er plant, ihn auch in der laufenden Saison in München auf der Bühne zu präsentieren. Denn der famose Tenor liebt das Werk als die italienischste Oper, die der Komponist jemals geschrieben hat. Der Reiz liegt besonders darin, „Lohengrin zu einer sehr menschlichen Person zu machen, eine, mit der man auf der Bühne mitleben und -fühlen kann“. "

--> The challenge is to realise a human portray of Lohengrin, one the audience can relate to, can empathise with and to which they can connect emotionally.

For those of you who have missed it, here is also Siegmund, Walkure : Wintersturme

"Kein Wunder, dass sein neues Werk „Sehnsucht" heißt, ein Programm mit deutschen Opernszenen von Mozart bis Wagner, die er zusammen mit dem Mahler Chamber Orchestra unter der Leitung von Claudio Abbado verwirklicht hat. Damit jeder Arien-Freund einen kleinen Vorgeschmack darauf bekommt, wird von dieser Ausgabe an jede Woche bis Ende Mai ein Stück aus „Sehnsucht" bei KlassikAkzente.de als Live-Stream zu genießen sein. Den Anfang macht Titel Nr. 8 der neuen CD: „Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" aus Richard Wagners „Die Walküre". Hören Sie selbst!"

Enjoy!!!!!

By the way, the CD will be available in the UK and can already be preordered from here. (Oh :-((((.... Release date: 7-9-2009! A week ago it still said 25th May 2009...it did seem too good to be true..... oh well, for those impatient like me there is always this option, release date 22nd May 2009)