A singer in an evening dress, a grand piano.
For much of the 19th century, the songs of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms were heard in.
While it might seem that this style of Performance is a long-standing tradition, German Song Onstage demonstrates that it is not.
This is the way of the Lieder recital these days.
A program consisting entirely of songs by one or two composers.
A modest-sized audience, mostly well-dressed and silver-haired, equipped with translation booklets.
A singer in an evening dress, a grand piano