The multiple award-winning Russian baritone Mikhail Timoshenko possesses a wonderful timbre and sings these masterpieces of German Romanticism with excellent legato, very clear diction, and distinct articulation. His long-time piano partner Elitsa Desseva, who has also won several major competitions, performs as an equal partner. Many music lovers know Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958) primarily as a pianist; he gained a certain historical significance through his rediscovery of Franz Schubert’s piano sonatas for the concert stage. Yet Erdmann was also a composer of real stature. In addition to four symphonies and a piano concerto, he wrote a considerable number of songs. The influence of his role models Schumann and Brahms, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss is unmistakable—yet his songs also point toward something new.
In partnership with the Musée d’Orsay, Royaumont Abbey welcomes duos of young singers and pianists who have come to study art song and Lied [...]
Baritone Mikhail Timoshenko and pianist Elitsa Desseva received the Eduard Erdmann Advancement Prize 2024. In its citation, the jury commended the duo’s long-standing artistic engagement and dedication to the song repertoire of composer Eduard Erdmann (1896–1958) [...]
