The singer and composer Daniel Behle was honoured with the prestigious OPUS Klassik as "Singer of the Year" in 2020. He is equally successful in concert, lied and opera. His repertoire ranges from baroque masterpieces, classical and romantic repertoire to 20th and 21st century compositions. His discography includes several award-winning recordings. His Lied recordings, including "Die Schöne Müllerin" and his two albums of Strauss songs, the most recent of which was awarded the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Prize), have attracted particular attention. On his latest recording, Behle now presents a selection of Beethoven songs, accompanied by Jan Schultsz on fortepiano. Unlike Schubert or Schumann, Beethoven is not immediately associated with the Lied; one associates him more with the representative of the grand gesture. Nevertheless, this does not prevent him from leaving almost one hundred songs to posterity. "An die ferne Geliebte" (1851/1816) is undoubtedly one of the most famous of these works.
Works:
•Ich liebe dich, so wie du mich WoO 123
•Adelaide op. 46
•La tiranna WoO 125
• Bitten op. 48 Nr. 1
•Bußlied op. 48 Nr. 6
• Maigesang op. 52 Nr. 4
•Lebensglück op. 88
•Der Wachtelschlag WoO 129
• Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte WoO 132
•In questa tomba oscura WoO 133
• Andenken WoO 136
• Gesang aus der Ferne WoO 137
• Neue Liebe, neues Leben op. 75 Nr. 2
• Es war einmal ein König op. 75 Nr. 3
• Der Zufriedene op. 75 Nr. 6
• Dimmi, ben mio, che m'ami op. 82 Nr. 1
• T'intendo si, mio cor op. 82 Nr. 2
• Mit einem gemalten Band op. 83 Nr. 3
• An die Hoffnung op. 94
•An die ferne Geliebte op. 98
• Ariette (Der Kuss) op. 128
• Seufzer eines Ungeliebten WoO 118