Christine Schäfer - Pierrot Lunaire/Dichterliebe - Naxos Deutschland

Dichterliebe - A story of Red and Blue
Liederzyklus Op. 21 by Robert Schumann

Dichterliebe, a film directed by Oliver Herrmann, is more than a simple account of a recital of Schumann's song cycle. As in the composer's time, the songs are performed in an intimate setting, placed in a low-lit night club in the centre of Berlin.

Soprano - Christine Schäfer
Piano - Natascha Osterkorn
Produced by Robert Zimmermann
Edited & Directed by Oliver Herrmann


Pierrot Lunaire - One Night. One Life.
based on Pierrot Lunaire Op. 21 by Arnold Schönberg

In this highly acclaimed Pierrot Lunaire - On Night. One Life. director Oliver Herrmann has created onscreen a surreal and grotesque modern-day metropolis through which Pierrot (Christine Schäfer) wanders like a ghost, adrift in the time and space.

Text by Albert Giraud/Otto Erich Hartleben
Pierrot - Christiane Schäfer/Ensemble Intercontemporain
Conducted by Pierre Boulez
Flute and Piccolo - Sophie Cherrier
Clarinet and Bass Clarient - Alan Damiens
Piano - Florent Boffard
Violin and Viola - Jeanne-Marie Conquer
Violoncello - Jean-Guihen Queyras
Produced by Robert Zimmermann
Directed by Oliver Herrmann
Sound Recording by courtesy of "Deutsche Grammophon"

Special Feature/Interview Christine Schäfer - 45 Min.