Florian Boesch
Baritone Florian Boesch is one of Austria's foremost lieder interpreters, especially identified with Schubert's Winterreise, D. 911. He also has a large repertory of operatic roles and concert music with orchestra.
Boesch was born on May 17, 1971, in Saarbrücken, West Germany, but grew up in Austria. He had his first singing lessons from a grandmother, Ruthilde Boesch, who was a professional singer. In 1997, he enrolled at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna, studying with Robert Holl. He made his debut as a lieder singer in 2002 at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, Austria, and the following year, his operatic debut at the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland as Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, K. 620. Since then, Boesch has gained renown in both art song and opera. He is especially noted as a Schubert interpreter, performing Die Winterreise in cities as far afield as New York and Tokyo, as well as at Wigmore Hall in London. Boesch made his recording debut in 2008 with an album in the Naxos label's Schubert: Romantic Poets series.
Often accompanied by pianist Malcolm Martineau, he has also performed Schubert's other song cycles as well as a variety of other song literature. As an opera singer, Boesch has performed at such world-class venues as the Vienna Staatsoper and Volksoper, the Los Angeles Opera, and Oper Köln, where he appeared in the lead role in Berg's opera Wozzeck in 2011. Boesch has a long record of concert performances, appearing at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Konzerthaus in Vienna, and the Konzerthaus Berlin, among other major halls. Comfortable in early music, he has appeared in historically oriented performances led by Nikolaus Harnoncourt on tour in Japan. In addition to operatic releases, Boesch has appeared on more than 15 solo and ensemble albums. He has recorded for the Onyx, Hyperion, and Linn labels, among others, focusing mostly on song repertory. In 2020, he took the bass role in Haydn's Die Schöpfung, Hob. 21/2, on a new release in the Alpha label's Haydn 2032 series of the composer's complete works. In 2023, he moved to Linn, joining Martineau on a recording of Schumann's Dichterliebe, Op. 48, and Kerner Lieder, Op. 35.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Schumann: Dichterliebe & Kerner Lieder
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Classical - Released by Linn Records on 16 Jun 2023
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert : Symphony No. 7 "Unfinished" & Lieder (Bonus Track Version)
Florian Boesch, Concentus Musicus Wien, Stefan Gottfried
Symphonies - Released by Aparté on 2 Nov 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911
Florian Boesch, Malcom Martineau
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 26 Sep 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Schwanengesang
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 3 Nov 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Alles wieder gut
Classical - Released by col legno on 23 Oct 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ernst Krenek: Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Sep 2016
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Decades - A Century of Song - volume 1 (1810-1820)
Michael Schade, Lorna Anderson, Sylvia Schwartz, Ann Murray, Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Classical - Released by VIVAT on 1 May 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Complete Symphonies & Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Roger Norrington, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Florian Boesch, Christina Landshamer, NDR-Chor
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 10 Sep 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Florian Boesch & Malcolm Martineau: Schubert Lieder Recital
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Onyx Classics on 10 Jun 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Liederkreis - Decades - A Century of Song, volume 4
Classical - Released by VIVAT on 17 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann & Mahler: Lieder
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Classical - Released by Linn Records on 20 Oct 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Florian Boesch, Christina Landshamer, NDR-Chor, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Roger Norrington
Classical - Released by SWR Classic on 3 Mar 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Die schöne Müllerin, Op. 25, D. 795
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Onyx Classics on 11 Nov 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann: Lieder
Florian Boesch, Malcolm Martineau
Classical - Released by Onyx Classics on 30 Mar 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Poètes romantiques (Volume 4)
Classical - Released by Naxos on 29 Jul 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Sep 2017
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Der Wanderer & 18 Other Songs
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Feb 2014
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Carl Loewe: Songs & Ballads
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 11 May 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Der Wanderer & 18 Other Songs
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Feb 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ernst Krenek: Reisebuch aus den österreichischen Alpen
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 2 Sep 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schubert: Winterreise, D. 911
Florian Boesch, Roger Vignoles
Classical - Released by Hyperion on 1 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo