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Steffen Wolf (*1971) Paths to Classical Singing – A German “Vaccai” Method

24 Settings of Poems by Heine [vce,pno] Text: Heinrich Heine

“I am convinced that this German “Vaccai” is exactly what it takes to meet the demands of a younger singer generation.” (Peter Schreier)

The preface and the wording of the pedagogical comments are provided by the artist and author Carmen Hillers, Hamburg.

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To familiarize oneself with the basics of lied singing and at the same time work on technical and artistic issues using short and varied lieder, there is no way around the German “Vaccai”. With lieder based on Heine’s poems and following the Italian example Nicola Vaccai, Steffen Wolf succeeded in creating a real highlight in voice teaching.

Each volume comprises the lieder with the international phonetic transcription below the music, short pedagogical comments on technical and artistic issues as well as a CD with recordings of the songs and piano playbacks in the respective voice range. Singers: Miriam Alexandra (soprano), Yvi Jänicke (alto),  Dávid Csizmár (baritone) and the composer (tenor) himself. They are accompanied by the pianist Henning Lucius, who also recorded the piano playbacks for every CD.

An interview with Steffen Wolf as well as videos of selected songs can be found on YouTube.

For further informations on Steffen Wolf please click here.


1. An dem Bache zirpt die Grille Interval Second
2. Der Abend kommt gezogen Interval Third
3. Ach, wenn ich nur der Schemel wär Interval Fourth
4. Wo ich bin Interval Tritone
5. Wie dunkle Träume stehen Interval Fifth
6. Der Mond ist mein Begleiter Interval Sixth
7. Süßer Mond, mit deinen Strahlen Interval Seventh
8. Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht Interval Octave
9. Es war einmal ein Ritter Interval Unison
10. Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen Interval Semitone
11. Mein Herz, mein Herz ist traurig Subject Suspension
12. Sie haben mich gequälet Subject Parlando
13. Die Mitternacht war kalt und stumm Subject Turn
14. Werdet nur nicht ungeduldig Subject Scale Section
15. Wer zum ersten Male liebt Subject Roulade I
16. Der Sturm spielt auf zum Tanze Subject Roulade II
17. Es ist so still und dunkel! Subject Short Grace Note I
18. Warum sind denn die Blumen so blaß? Subject Short Grace Note II
19. Dein Angesicht so lieb und schön Subject Short Grace Note III
20. Süßer Mond, mit deinen Strahlen Subject Long Tone
21. Du liebst mich nicht Subject Termination
22. In den Küssen welche Lüge! Subject Broken Chord
23. Hüt dich, mein Freund Subject Recitative
24. Sie saßen und tranken am Teetisch Subject “Voices” of Different People