FALL-WINTER 2025-26 PICK
“Kaufmann's Schumann and Schubert: unveils the artist’s journey from Romanticism to the stage.”
Doppelgänger by Jonas Kaufmann
Label Description: The celebrated and visually spectacular stage production of Schubert’s ‘Schwanengesang’, Doppelgänger, from New York, directed by Claus Guth. Jonas Kaufmann’s latest album brings together two of Schumann’s most profound song cycles—Dichterliebe and Kerner-Lieder—performed with exceptional sensitivity and vocal finesse. Accompanied by pianist and long-term collaborator Helmut Deutsch, Kaufmann explores the emotional and poetic nuances of these Romantic masterpieces. These works are complemented by “Doppelgänger”, a strikingly original stage adaptation of Schubert’s Schwanengesang (Swan Songs), directed by Claus Guth.
How to present this to library customers: Bring library patrons into the world of German Romanticism with Jonas Kaufmann's latest album, which masterfully pairs Schumann's profound song cycles with a theatrical interpretation of Schubert's final songs. Enhance the experience for patrons by showcasing this recording alongside other Kaufmann albums in your collection and featuring the poetry of Goethe and other writers who inspired these masterpieces.
Audience Key:
NOVICE:
A patron who does not know about the arts but is looking for new interests. These items are for public collections that call for you to introduce the arts to patrons and ignite their interests. They often know much more about popular culture than what’s happening in the arts.
EXPLORER:
These items are for customers who have some knowledge of the arts and want to learn more. Oftentimes these patrons stream music from your music streaming service, take out music and art biographies and they may attend music and art programming at your library.
AFICIONADO:
Ordering for aficionados requires knowledge about their habits when consuming the arts. These patrons are aware of the arts through museums, classical music, jazz and more. Oftentimes, these patrons attend music and art programming at your library, are professionals in the arts world with thorough knowledge of visual and/or performing arts.