TRACKLISTING
1 Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Schikaneder
2 Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Schikaneder
3 Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen Die Zauberflöte Mozart; Schikaneder
4 Hai già vinta la causa! Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; da Ponte
5 Crudel! perchè finora Le nozze di Figaro Mozart; da Ponte
6 Deh, vieni alla finestra Don Giovanni Mozart; da Ponte
7 Blick ich umher in diesem edlen Kreise Tannhäuser Wagner
8 Wie Todesahnung … O du mein holder Abendstern Tannhäuser Wagner
9 Ein Sumpf zieht am Gebirge hin Szenen aus Goethes Faust Schumann; Goethe
10 Verdorben! Gestorben! … Ihr Kindlein, sie sind gefunden Königskinder Humperdinck; Rosmer
11 Harlekinlied Ariadne auf Naxos Strauss; Hofmannsthal
12 Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen Die tote Stadt Korngold; Paul Schott [J. and E.W. Korngold]
13 Wir arme Leut! Wozzeck Berg; Berg, after Büchner
14 Dort links geht's in die Stadt … Du sollst da bleiben, Marie Wozzeck Berg; Berg, after Büchner

RECORDING INFORMATION

This is Matthias Goerne's first recording of opera arias and includes repertoire from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries — from Mozart (Figaro, Don Giovanni), through Schumann and Wagner (Tannhäuser), through to Strauss, Korngold and Berg (Wozzeck). His choice of repertoire covers a remarkable range of character.

Though Goerne has not yet sung all of these roles on stage, his intelligent, expressive interpretation and wonderful voice mean that the disc will interest critics and appeal to core opera fans.

"Matthias Goerne as Papageno proved a lively, incisive presence, playing Schikaneder's broad comedy with his tongue in cheek — wide-eyed, perky, alive to the nuances of both sung and spoken words. His boyish charm and solid, honeyed baritone perfectly suit the birdman"
Barrymore Laurence Scherer, Opera News, May 1999