The years 2023-2028 mark 200 years since the five last years of Franz Schubert’s life. This leads up to the 200th anniversary of Schubert’s death in Vienna on 19 November 2028. In homage to this important event, baritone Samuel Hasselhorn and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz have started a multi-genre international project titled SCHUBERT 200 which includes the release of one album of Schubert’s songs per year culminating in the year 2028. Each album on the Harmonia Mundi label will mirror the Lieder that Schubert wrote exactly 200 years earlier. Following the first album in the project, Die Schöne Müllerin (1823), is Light and Shadows featuring songs from 1824-25 when Schubert was at the height of his artistic powers. 1824 was a perhaps the most miserable of Schubert’s entire life as he was depressed and suffering from illness, but 1825 brought light to Schubert’s life as he traveled throughout Austria and felt his powers and hopes returning.
A burnished tone, illuminating phrasing, and astounding breath control have distinguished baritone Samuel Hasselhorn since very early in his career. Ravinia audiences have witnessed the blossoming of his artistry as a past fellow (and now faculty!) of the festival’s training program for singers. I fully trust Hasselhorn to guide me through the unfamiliar songs, while anticipating with excitement the light he will shed on the songs I already love.
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