Annette Dasch: Die Gretchenfrage - "The Crucial Question"
Annette Dasch started her fulminant career as a winner of prestigious international singing competitions and is nowadays one of the most sought-after singers. She is also known for developing her own musical programmes. In 2011, an extraordinary concert of the star soprano took place. Based on "The crucial question", Annette Dasch dedicated the programme to mythical female characters in desperate crisis situations, with works by Schubert, Berlioz and Schumann.
30' version: Franz Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade (orchestrated by Max Reger); Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang; Hector Berlioz: “D’amour l’ardente flamme“ (from "La Damnation de Faust"); Charles Gounod: Konzertwalzer, Recitative and Juwelenarie (from "Faust") 43 version‘: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus; Gretchen am Spinnrade (orchestrated by Max Reger); Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang; Robert Schumann: „Oh du, der über alle wacht“, Aria of Genoveva; Hector Berlioz: “D’amour l’ardente flamme“ (from "La Damnation de Faust"); Charles Gounod: Konzertwalzer, Recitative and Juwelenarie (from "Faust") 90‘ version: Franz Schubert: extracts from Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus; Gretchen am Spinnrade (orchestrated by Max Reger); Ave Maria, Ellens Gesang; Verdi: Composizioni da camera, Romanze, Nos.3,5,7; Ave Maria, piena di grazia from Otello, Robert Schumann: „Oh du, der über alle wacht“ and „Steil und steiler ragen die Felsen“ Lied and Aria of Genoveva; Hector Berlioz: “D’amour l’ardente flamme“ from "La Damnation de Faust"; Charles Gounod: Konzertwalzer from "Faust"; Charles Gounod: „Recitative/Lied King in Thule/Juwelenarie from "Faust"