Werner Güra, Christopher Berner
The lyrical Lieder performances of acclaimed German tenor Werner Güra take listeners on a spiritual and emotional journey. His glowing voice’s remarkable shadings only add to his dramatic yet subtle vocalÂdeliveries.
With pianist Christoph Berner, Güra begins his concert with songs of love and longing by Beethoven, from the highly personal song cycle An die ferne Geliebte (‘To the distant beloved’) to expressions of bittersweet desire in Wonne der Wehmut and An die Hoffnung.
After the interval, Güra brings together a selection of Schubert Lieder to convey the life, loves and losses of a Romantic hero, from the youthful Schlummerlied and Ganymed to the moving Willkommen und Abschied.
‘Güra, outstanding in his unfussy, intense delivery, is a formidable, rousing guide.’
The Guardian
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Werner Güra Tenor
Christoph BernerPiano
Songs by Beethoven and Schubert