Echoes of Eternity - Lieder and Song Cycles for Baritone by Brahms, Martin & Schubert Milan Siljanov & Nino Chokhonelidze

• Franz von Schober (1796 - 1882), Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Am Bach im Frühling, D. 361, Op. posth. 109 No. 1:
• 1 Schober, Schubert: Am Bach im Frühling, D. 361, Op. posth. 109 No. 1 03:56
• Johann Baptist Mayrhofer (1787 - 1836), Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Auf der Donau in E Flat-Major, D. 553, Op. 21, No. 1:
• 2 Mayrhofer, Schubert: Auf der Donau in E Flat-Major, D. 553, Op. 21, No. 1 03:00
• Der Schiffer, D. 536, Op. 21 No. 2:
• 3 Mayrhofer, Schubert: Der Schiffer, D. 536, Op. 21 No. 2 01:59
• Johann Gabriel Seidl (1804 - 1875), Franz Schubert: Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870:
• 4 Seidl, Schubert: Der Wanderer an den Mond, D. 870 02:41
• Johann Baptist Mayrhofer, Franz Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades, D. 526:
• 5 Mayrhofer, Schubert: Fahrt zum Hades, D. 526 05:15
• Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805), Franz Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583, Op. 24 No. 1:
• 6 Schiller, Schubert: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D. 583, Op. 24 No. 1 03:21
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121:
• 7 Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121: No. 1, Denn es gehet dem Menschen wie dem Vieh 04:26
• 8 Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121: No. 2, Ich wandte mich, und sahe an alle 03:57
• 9 Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121: No. 3, O Tod, wie bitter bist du 03:47
• 10 Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121: No. 4, Wenn ich mit Menschen- und mit Engelszungen redete 04:37
• Franz Schubert: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann:
• 11 Schubert: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No. 1, Ist alls zu End das Freudenmahl 04:03
• Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929), Frank Martin (1890 - 1974): Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann:
• 12 Hofmannsthal, Martin: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No. 2, Ach Gott, wie graust mir vor dem Tod 03:45
• 13 Hofmannsthal, Martin: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No. 3, Ist, als wenn eins gerufen hätt' 02:25
• 14 Hofmannsthal, Martin: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No 4, So wollt ich ganz zernichtet sein 02:23
• 15 Hofmannsthal, Martin: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No. 5, Ja! Ich glaub: solches hat er vollbracht 02:39
• 16 Hofmannsthal, Martin: Sechs Monologe aus Jedermann: No. 6, O ewiger Gott! O göttliches Gesicht! 04:10
• Total Runtime 56:24

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When baritone Milan Siljanov decided to record his first song album, the composers to be immortalised on it were immediately clear to him.

From his early youth he was fascinated by piano works, even having the desire to become a pianist, but his talents lay in other musical areas. During this time he first came into contact with Schubert's piano works, in particular the Impromptu No. 4 in A flat major - a piano piece that still fascinates him to this day. The singer also finds melancholy and pathos of the music in many of Schubert's songs and it quickly became clear that Schubert would be a focal point of this new album, complemented by two weighty cycles by Johannes Brahms (Vier ernste Gesange (Four Serious Songs) Op. 121) and Frank Martin (Six Monologues from 'Jedermann').

Graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied under the tutelage of Rudolf Piernay, Milan Siljanov is hailed for his "fiery and persuasive vocal presence" (Bachtrack) and "a heartbreakingly intense singing that took one's breath away" (Suddeutsche Zeitung).

He has established himself as a versatile and in-demand singer on many of Europe's greatest stages.

Milan Siljanov, baritone
Nino Chokhonelidze, piano

Milan Siljanov
Hailed for his “fiery and persuasive vocal presence ” (Bachtrack) and “a heartbreakingly intense singing that took one`s breath away” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), the 34-year-old Milan Siljanov returns to the Ensemble of the Bavarian State Opera in the 2021-22 season for productions of Der Freischütz, The Nose, Die Zauberflöte, Tosca, and The Cunning Little Vixen working with such distinguished conductors and directors as Vladimir Jurowski, Ivor Bolton, Daniel Oren, Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, Barrie Kosky and Dimitri Tcherniakov. This season also marks the Irish National Opera debut of the Swiss-Macedonian bass-baritone in a production of Carmen led by Kenneth Montgomerry and directed by Paul Curran. He will finish his the season with a performance of Un ballo in maschera with Gianandrea Noseda at the Verbier Festival.

In the coming season 2022-23, he will debut in the role of the Forrester in The Cunning Little Vixen with Theater an der Wien led by Giedre Slekyte and directed by Stefan Herheim. He will come back to the Bavarian State Opera to sing in Hänsel und Gretel, La Traviata, Die Zauberflöte, and La Calisto.

Performance highlights during his tenure in the Munich ensemble thus far include Leporello in Don Giovanni, Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore, Schaunard in La bohème, Donner in Das Rheingold, Peter Besenbinder in Hänsel und Gretel, Montano in Otello, Harashta in The Cunning Little Vixen, and Kilian in Der Freischütz working with Kirill Petrenko, Antonello Manacorda, Bertrand de Billy, Hans Kupfer, Lotte de Beer, and many more.

Equally in demand on the concert platfrom, his recent engagement incule Bach’s Mass in B minor with Klaus Mäkelä (Oslo Filharmonien); Verdi’s Messa da Requiem (Residentie Orkest Den Haag); Bach’s St Mattew Passion at KKL Lucerne (Orchstra La Scintilla); Puccini’s Messa da Gloria (MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra); Mozart’s Requiem with Constantinos Carydis (Mozarteumorchester Salzburg); and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Erik Nielsen (Bilbao Symphony Orchestra).

Passionate about Art Song, Milan and collaborative pianist Nino Chokhonelidze have been regular guests at international venues such as the Wigmore Hall in London, Tonhalle Zurich, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, and Oxford Lieder Festival.

Milan Siljanov is a member of the Verbier Academy 2016 where he has been awarded the Prix Yves Paternot, the festival’s highest honour for young musicians. He is the winner of the prestigious Wigmore Hall Song Competition 2015. He won both the Audience Prize and the Second Prize at the ARD International Vocal Competition in 2018 and was a finalist at the Moniuzsko Competition in Warsaw in 2019.

Milan Siljanov was graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied under the tutelage of Rudolf Piernay. A Samling alumnus, his studies at GSMD where generously sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Wax Chandlers and Independent Opera. Previously, he had studied at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste under Scot Weir, where he finished his Master Pedagogy Diploma cum laude.

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