Isabelle Vogt, Lars Vogt – Melodramas (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:01:25 minutes | 560 MB | Genre: Classical
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You have to Let Yourself become Part of the Momanet…..
Isabelle and Lars Vogt in conversation with Friederike Westerhaus
What gave you the idea to record these works together?
Isabelle: It was originally Papa’s idea. Ever since the age of four, I have been involved in acting and reciting. Until now we had only worked on recitation combined with music – but then he stumbled upon the musical melodramas of Robert Schumann. I didn’t even know what a melodrama was!
What is a musical melodrama?
Lars: In Schumann’s case, the subtitle on the frontispiece says “Declamation with pianoforte accompaniment”: we thus have a theatrical element. And whenever the piano joins in, we not only have the spoken word but also a musical background, at times directly placed under the text – and the music has an influence on the declamation.
The choice of musical melodramas is rather large: what were your reasons for selecting these?
Lars: By chance, I knew of these two Schumann melodramas: the Ballad of the Heathland Lad and The Refugees, and I was also aware that they had a menacing, spooky atmosphere. That was around the time when Isabelle was 15-16 years old. She loved the Harry Potter saga, for instance, and I said to myself: these are stories and moods in which Isabelle can really get cracking: the content is slightly gory and scary. I was certain she would have fun with them.
Tracklist:
1-01. Isabelle Vogt – 2 Balladen, Op. 122: No. 1, Ballad of a Moorland Boy (Live) (05:09)
1-02. Isabelle Vogt – 2 Balladen, Op. 122: No. 2, The Fugitives (Live) (02:58)
1-03. Isabelle Vogt – Enoch Arden, Op. 38: Part I (Live) (31:54)
1-04. Isabelle Vogt – Enoch Arden, Op. 38: Part II (Live) (21:22)
