Intoxication – a staged song recital with Margarete Huber, soprano, and Andreas F. Staffel.

On a cold winter evening, two friends meet... They listen to old records and music cassettes. Increasingly moved and intoxicated, they begin to make music themselves. A breathtaking journey begins. Starting with the mystical sounds of the Middle Ages, they end up in fairytale castles and ballrooms, hotel bars and harbor taverns. After a sudden crash on the street, they meet an alien who is convinced that there is life on Mars. Join them and us on an intoxicating journey with music from the 11th to the 21st century.

A song recital about spirituals and spirits with arias, songs and piano works from the 11th-21st century (H. v. Bingen, Händel, Mozart, Debussy, Ravel, Moser, N. Hagen, Strauß, Weil, Porter, Staffel and others)

Free admission (donations welcome)

A recital for soprano and piano on the theme of intoxication, celebration and longing. From the spiritual to spirits. The program winds its way through the centuries, from inner borderline experiences to joyful celebrations and melancholy moments. From Hildegard von Bingen to Donizetti, from Claude Debussy to operetta, from Nina Hagen to contemporary new music to cool sounds from hotel bars and improvisations from the present.

PROGRAM (or selection thereof)

H. von Bingen „O vis aeternitatis“ (Vokal solo)
J. P. Rameau „Les Boréades“ (Klavier solo)
G. F. Händel „Mi lusingha il dolce affetto“ (Arie aus Oper „Alcina“)
C. Debussy „Prélude“ (Klavier solo)]
M. Ravel „La flute enchantée“ - „Sherazade“ - Lied
W. A. Mozart „Laudamus te“ (Arie aus „C-moll-Messe“)
C. Porter u.a. „Medley aus Hotelpiano-Musik“ (Klavier solo)
S. Mack „Ich will saufen“ (neo-barocke Arie)
J. Strauß u.a. „Operetten-Medley“ „Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein“, „Mein Herr Marquis“ etc. (Lieder)
H. Moser „I kann mei Schlüsselloch ned finden“ (Sprech-Szene mit Klavier)
G. Donizetti „Come bello“ (Arie aus Oper „Lucrezia Borgia“)
N. Hagen „Naturträne“ (Punksong)
K. Weil „Surabaya Jonny“ (Song) oder K. Wecker „Vom Weinstock und den Reben“ (Chanson)
C. Löwe „I could have danced all night“ aus „My fair lady“ (Song)
A. Staffel Klavierstück „Out of focus – Last Blues für Pianisten und Bierflasche“ (Klavier solo)
J. Styne „Give me five minutes more“ (Song) // & freie Improvisationen

About the performers

Margarete Huber, soprano and composer, sings music ranging from baroque operas to new music, but can also yodel and writes works for opera and concert.
margaretehuber.wordpress.com
Andreas F. Staffel, pianist and composer, plays music from Bach to Zimmermann, has even worked as a hotel pianist and writes works for chamber music and orchestra.
www.andreas-staffel.de
Both are winners of international competitions and live, work (and party) in Berlin.