With Johanna Zimmer, on singing in very different situations

For this episode, I spoke with Johanna Zimmer, a wonderful soprano I had the joy of working with many times. She works as a soloist, as a chamber musician, in the choir, in opera. We speak about this versatility and why she needs it in her life. We speak about words in music and how important they are for us as musicians. At the moment, we are working with the SWR Vokalensemble on a program with music by Ligeti, Feldman and Orlando di Lasso. 

 

The music you hear, is: 

 

György Ligeti - Three Fantasies: Wenn aus der Ferne 

SWR Vokalensemble, Yuval Weinberg 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvJzdYziCic

 

Morton Feldman - Rothko Chapel 

SWR Vokalensemble, Marcus Creed 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGQe3NsuvfM&t=636s

 

Orlando di Lasso - Lagrime di San Pietro: il magnanimo Pietro 

Ensemble Vocal Européen, Philippe Herreweghe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeHZQ83oFQM

 

Franz Tunder - Ach Herr, lass deine lieben Engelein

Johanna Zimmer, Ensemble with Fabian Wöhrle, continuo