Ulf Bästlein (born 1959 in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish language, Danish and ; ; ) is an independent city, independent town in the far north of the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg's ...

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) is a German

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing three ...

and doctor of

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(

Germanist German studies is an academic field that researches, documents and disseminates German language, German literature, literature, and culture in its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies therefore often focus on Culture ...

and classical philologist). Bästlein attended lessons for singing at the

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, also known as Kunstuniversität Graz (KUG) is an Austrian university. Its roots can be traced back to the music school of the '' Akademischer Musikverein'' founded in 1816, making it the oldest un ...

Recordings

* 1990: ''Lieder nach Gedichten von

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; ; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was an outstanding poet, writer, and literary criticism, literary critic of 19th-century German Romanticism. He is best known outside Germany for his ...

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Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; ; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical period (music), Classical and early Romantic music, Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a List of compositions ...

Mendelssohn Bartholdy Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic music, Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions inc ...

Schumann Robert Schumann (; ; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic music, Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ...

, Heller u. a.)'', piano: Stefan Laux, audite 97.423 * 1994: ''

Rimbaud Jean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (, ; ; 20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts, prefiguring surrealism. Born in Charleville, he s ...

-Lieder'' ( Krása), Ensemble Aventure, Ars Musici AM 1104-2 * 1994: '' Fauré Requiem und Missa sacra'' (Schumann), conductor: Winfried Toll, Camerata und Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Ars Musici AM 232177 * 1995: ''

Winterreise ''Winterreise'' (, ''Winter Journey'') is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert (Schubert Thematic Catalogue, D. 911, published as Opus number, Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 Poetry, poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the ...

'', songcycle by Schubert, piano: Stefan Laux, Ars Musici AM 1126-2 * 1996: ''Sollst sanft in meinen Armen schlafen'' Lieder zu den Themen ‚Nacht’ und ‚Tod’ (Schubert), piano: Stefan Laux, Ars Musici: AM 1157-2 * 1998: ''Trunken müssen wir alle sein'': Weinlieder aus drei Jahrhunderten (

Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera ''Ro ...

, Schubert, Schumann,

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, Lortzing,

Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most pro ...

, Chopin, Schoeck, Eisler e.g., piano: Stefan Laux, Ars Musici: AM 1237-2 * 1998: ''Il Gedeone'' (

Nicola Antonio Porpora Nicola (or Niccolò) Antonio Giacinto Porpora (17 August 16863 March 1768) was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque music, Baroque era, whose most famous singing students were the Castrato, castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli ...

), conductor:

Martin Haselböck Martin Haselböck (born 23 November 1954, Vienna, Austria) is the Austrian musical director of Musica Angelica in Long Beach, California, United States, and the musical director and founder of the Orchester Wiener Akademie. He is also a professor ...

, Wiener Akademie, Musica Imperialis, Partie des Ioas, cpo 999 615-2 * 1999: ''Goethe Lieder'' (Schubert) piano: Stefan Laux, Deutsche-Schubert-Lied-Edition 3, Naxos 8.554665 * 1999: ''Neunte Symphonie'' (

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

), conductort :

Jos van Immerseel Jos Van Immerseel (born 9 November 1945) is a Belgian harpsichordist, pianist and Conducting, conductor. Van Immerseel studied Pipe organ, organ, piano and harpsichord at the Antwerp Conservatory under Flor Peeters, Eugène Traey and harpsicho ...

, Anima Aeterna Symphonieorchester und Chor, Sony Classical, SK 61800 0618002003 * 2000: ''Die schöne Magelone'' (

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, often set within studied ye ...

), piano: Dietmar Löffler, recitant:

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, cordaria, CACD 558 * 2001: ''Joseph I., Ferdinand III., Leopold I.: Sacred Works'', conductor:

, Wiener Akademie, Musica Imperialis, Bass-Partien, cpo 999 681-2 * 2002: ''Aci e Galatea'' (

Johann Gottlieb Naumann Johann Gottlieb Naumann (17 April 1741 – 23 October 1801) was a German composer, conductor, and Kapellmeister. Life Johann Gottlieb Naumann was born in Blasewitz and received his musical training from the teachers at his town school, where h ...

), conductor:

Frieder Bernius Frieder Bernius (born 22 June 1947) is a German conductor, the founder and director of the chamber choir Kammerchor Stuttgart, founded in 1968. They became leaders for historically informed performances. He founded the Stuttgart festival of Baroq ...

, , Kammerchor Stuttgart, Partie des Orgonte, Orfeo C 222 022 H * 2004: ''Lieder after poems by

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'' (Reutter, Brahms, Berg, Schoeck, Schreker, Marx, Détlefsen u. a.), piano: Charles Spencer, Dabringhaus and Grimm, MDG 603 1234-2 * 2004: ''

Dichterliebe ''Dichterliebe'', ''A Poet's Love'' (composed 1840), is the best-known song cycle by Robert Schumann ( Op. 48). The texts for its 16 songs come from the ''Lyrisches Intermezzo'' by Heinrich Heine, written in 1822–23 and published as part of Hein ...

und Kerner-Lieder'' (Schumann), piano: Stefan Laux, Hänssler Classic, CD 98.452 * 2006: ''

Die Zauberflöte ''The Magic Flute'' (, ), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. It is a ''Singspiel'', a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue. The work premiered on ...

'' (Mozart), conductor: György Györiványi Ráth, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Partie des Sprechers, Vox Artis VA 006 * 2006: ''Leiden und Tod unseres Herrn und Heilands Jesus Christus: Eine Passion: 2003'', (Michael Radulescu): conductor: Michael Radulescu, Domkantorei und Domorchester Graz, Christusworte, Ersteinspielung. * 2006: ''Hausschatz deutscher Dichtung: Gedichte und Balladen mit Musik aus zwei Jahrhunderten'', Speakers: F. Arnold, C. Brückner, M. Carrière, U. Matthes, C. Rode, J. Sachau, A. Thalbach, D. Wolters, Lieder (F. Schubert and R. Schumann) sung by U. Bästlein, Th. Bauer, S. Bluth, H. Hagegård, W. Holzmair, L. Russel, T. Takács, AUDIOBUCH Verlag Freiburg i Br., Katalog.-Nr.: , Best.-Nr. 64214 * 2007: ''Markus-Passion'' ( C. Ph. E. Bach), conductor:

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, Mendelssohn Symphonia, EuropaChorAkademie, Christusworte, first recording, Capriccio 60 132 WG: 31 4006408601326 * 2008: ''Friedhelm Döhl Edition'' (Vol. XI):

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

- Lyrik: among others with Christiane Edinger (violin), James Tocco (piano),

Friedhelm Döhl Friedhelm Döhl (7 July 1936 – 25 September 2018)Abschied von Friedhelm Döhl

(piano): Celan-Lieder, first recording, Dreyer - Gaido, CD 21046 * 2009: ''Die Innere Welt: Lieder by

Anselm Hüttenbrenner Anselm Hüttenbrenner (13 October 1794 – 5 June 1868) was an Austrian composer. He was on friendly terms with both Ludwig van Beethovenhe was one of only two people known to be present at his bedside at the time of his deathand Franz Schubert, ...

'' (first recording), piano: Charles Spencer, Gramola 98815 * 2010: ''König Salomon'' (

Ludwig Meinardus Ludwig Siegfried Meinardus (Hooksiel 17 September 1827 - 10 July 1896 Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most ...

): conductor Henning Münther, Buxtehude-Chor und Peter-Pauls-Kantorei, Sinfonietta Lübeck, euthentic media * 2014: ''Und nie vernahm ich noch ein schöneres Lied von Glück und Sieg'', piano: Sascha El Mouissi: Lieder after poems by Friedrich Hebbel: Pfitzner, Braunfels, Schoeck, Cornelius, Draeseke, Schillings, Schumann, Brahms, Kirchner, Liszt, Courvoisier, Matthiesen, Berg, Wolf, Gramola 98999 * 2016: ''Seid menschlich, froh und gut'': Lieder after poems by Johann Heinrich Voß, piano: Sascha El Mouissi: C. Ph. E. Bach, Schulz, Reichardt, Zelter, Kunzen, Nägeli, Sterkel, Zumsteeg, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Hensel, Weber, Brahms, Gramola 99118 * 2017: ''Wie tut mir so wohl der selige Frieden!'': Lieder nach Lyrik von Karl Gottfried von Leitner: and rezitierte Gedichte, piano: Sascha El Mouissi: F. Schubert, A. Hüttenbrenner, S. Thalberg, F. Lachner, A. Stadler, R. Fuchs, Gramola 99068 * 2017: ''Ich blick in mein Herz und ich blick’ in die Welt'': Lieder after poems by Emanuel Geibel, piano: Sascha El Mouissi: Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Lachner, Jensen, Alexander Fesca, Randhartinger,

Clara Schumann Clara Josephine Schumann (; ; née Wieck; 13 September 1819 – 20 May 1896) was a German pianist, composer, and piano teacher. Regarded as one of the most distinguished pianists of the Romantic music, Romantic era, she exerted her influence o ...

, Grünfeld, Wolf, Grieg, Brahms, Herrmann, Bruckner, Brüll, Lyra, Franz, Reger, Plüddemann, Gramola 99136

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