Matthias Goerne
Baritone Matthias Goerne has been noted for his interpretations of German lieder and orchestral song. He has also had success in a variety of operatic roles, both mainstream and contemporary, and not all of them in German.
Goerne was born in Weimar, then in East Germany, on March 31, 1967. He sang youth roles with the Weimar City Opera. Goerne studied in Leipzig with Hans-Joachim Beyer, and then with the cream of the German lieder singers of the day, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and took several major competition prizes before singing in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, under legendary conductor Kurt Masur in 1990. He made his operatic debut in 1992 in Cologne, in Hans Werner Henze's opera Der Prinz von Homburg. Another break was a prominent substitute appearance, in Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn, for the ailing Fischer-Dieskau, in 1997. He has often sung vocal parts in works by Mahler.
A cast member at the Dresden Staatsoper for many years, Goerne has appeared increasingly often at other houses. He made his Covent Garden debut as Wozzeck in Berg's opera of the same name in 2002, and the role of Marcello in Puccini's La bohème, in Italian, is part of his repertory. Goerne was an artist-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic for the 2018-2019 season, and in 2019 he made return visits to the Salzburg Festival in Austria. Goerne has performed many recitals devoted to the German lied, and among his major recording projects is a 12-volume Schubert edition that appeared on the Harmonia Mundi label between 2008 and 2014.
Goerne's recording catalog is large and includes albums on Decca, Hyperion, and other labels, in addition to Harmonia Mundi. As his voice has deepened, he has essayed Wagnerian roles and issued the album The Wagner Project in 2017. On Harmonia Mundi, he was heard on a recording of Brahms' A German Requiem, Op. 45, in 2019, with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also, in 2019, he released an album of Schumann lieder with Leif Ove Andsnes that was nominated for a Grammy award.
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Fauré : Requiem, Cantique de Jean Racine, Super flumina Babylonis
Philippe Jaroussky, Matthias Goerne, Orchestre de Paris, Paavo Järvi
Classical - Released by Warner Classics on Sep 5, 2011
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Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 (Remastered)
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Concentus Musicus Wien, Christoph Prégardien, Matthias Goerne
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Warner Classics on Jan 1, 2001
The Qobuz Essential Discography24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert Revisited: Lieder Arranged for Baritone and Orchestra
Matthias Goerne, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Florian Donderer
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jan 6, 2023
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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
Mikko Franck, Asmik Grigorian, Matthias Goerne
Classical - Released by Alpha Classics on Oct 20, 2023
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Brahms : Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 - Zwei Gesänge, Op. 91
Antoine Tamestit, Cédric Tiberghien, Matthias Goerne
Chamber Music - Released by harmonia mundi on Feb 12, 2021
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Bach: Cantatas for Bass
Matthias Goerne, Freiburger Barockorchester and Gottfried von der Goltz
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Aug 25, 2017
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Lieder (Berg, Schumann, Wolf, Shostakovich, Brahms)
Matthias Goerne, Daniil Trifonov
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Jun 10, 2022
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Franz Schubert : "Erlkönig" (Lieder, vol. 7)
Matthias Goerne and Andreas Haefliger
Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder - Released by harmonia mundi on Feb 25, 2013
Gramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven Songs
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Mar 20, 2020
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Franz Schubert : Nacht und Träume (Lieder, vol. 5)
Matthias Goerne and Alexander Schmalcz
Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder - Released by harmonia mundi on Jan 4, 2011
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Franz Schubert : Winterreise (Lieder, vol. 9)
Matthias Goerne and Christoph Eschenbach
Lieder (German) - Released by harmonia mundi on Nov 3, 2014
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Brahms : Ein deutsches Requiem
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Christiane Karg, Matthias Goerne, Swedish Radio Choir
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Sep 6, 2019
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Im Abendrot: Songs by Wagner, Pfitzner, Strauss
Matthias Goerne, Seong-Jin Cho
Classical - Released by Deutsche Grammophon (DG) on Apr 16, 2021
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Schumann : Einsamkeit - Lieder
Matthias Goerne and Markus Hinterhäuser
Lieder (German) - Released by harmonia mundi on Mar 31, 2017
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Franz Schubert : Wanderers Nachtlied (Lieder, vol. 8)
Matthias Goerne, Helmut Deutsch and Eric Schneider
Lieder (German) - Released by harmonia mundi on Feb 10, 2014
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Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 960
Matthias Goerne, Christoph Eschenbach
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Apr 1, 2012
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Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge
Christoph Eschenbach, Matthias Goerne
Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder - Released by harmonia mundi on May 13, 2016
Choc de Classica5 de DiapasonGramophone AwardGramophone Editor's Choice24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Berio: Sinfonia: Berio & Mahler: Frühe Lieder
Matthias Goerne, The Synergy Vocals, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Josep Pons
Symphonies - Released by harmonia mundi on Sep 9, 2016
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Schumann: Liederkreis Op. 24 & Kernerlieder, Op. 35
Leif Ove Andsnes, Matthias Goerne
Classical - Released by harmonia mundi on Apr 19, 2019
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Zemlinsky, A.: Lyric Symphony
Christine Schäfer, Matthias Goerne, Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach
Classical - Released by Capriccio on Jan 1, 2006
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Anniversary Edition
Classical - Released by Capriccio on Jun 4, 2021
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