Various Composers - Ewiger Morgen (Rafael Fingerlos)

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1. Peter Cornelius - Vater unser, Op. 2: No. 2, Geheiliget werde Dein Name (arr. Marcus Merkel)
2. Robert Schumann - Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 3: Hier ist die Aussicht frei
3. Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Die tote Stadt, Op. 12: Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen
4. Max Bruch - 4 Songs, Op. 15: No. 3, Im tiefen Tale (arr. Marcus Merkel)
5. Johannes Brahms - 9 Lieder and Songs, Op. 32: No. 9, Wie bist du, meine Königin (arr. Reinhard Summerer)
6. Richard Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos, Op. 60, TrV 228a: Lieben, Hassen, Hoffen, Zagen
7. Albert Lortzing - Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Sonst spielt ich mit Szepter
8. Ludwig van Beethoven - In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Marcus Merkel)
9. Richard Strauss - 8 Gedichte aus "Letzte Blätter", Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 8, Allerseelen
10. Max Bruch - 4 Lieder, Op. 33: No. 3, Dein gedenk ich Margareta (arr. Marcus Merkel)
11. Robert Schumann - Szenen aus Goethes Faust, WoO 3, Pt. 2: Fausts Tod, Ein Sumpf zieht am Gebirge hin (arr. Marcus Merkel)
12. Peter Cornelius - Vater unser, Op. 2: No. 3, Zu uns komme Dein Reich (arr. Marcus Merkel)
13. Johannes Brahms - 4 Serious Songs, Op. 121: No. 4, Wenn ich mit Menschen und mit Engelszungen redete (arr. Detlef Glanert)
14. Peter Cornelius - Vater unser, Op. 2: No. 1, Vater unser, der Du bist im Himmel (arr. Marcus Merkel)
15. Richard Strauss - 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4, Morgen!
16. Johannes Brahms - 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33, Vol. 1: No. 6, Da unten im Thale (arr. Tschejefem)

Rafael Fingerlos, baritone

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

Marcus Merkel, conductor

Date: 2026

Label: Solo Musica

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Initiated in early 2025 by baritone Rafael Fingerlos, what began as a recorded tribute to Vienna's musical heritage transformed into a poignant memorial following the sudden death of sound engineer and co-producer Georg Burdicek. Moving past initial grief, Fingerlos and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marcus Merkel, completed the project as a personal homage to their late confidant. Spanning art songs, opera, operetta, and folk music by Korngold, Strauss, Brahms, and Beethoven, the program reflects themes of transience, memory, and hope, concluding simply with traditional folk songs as an affirmation of warmth, human connection, and artistic legacy.

Austrian baritone Rafael Fingerlos, born in 1986, earned his master’s degree with honors from the Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität under Uta Schwabe. A laureate of the Franz Schubert and Johannes Brahms international competitions, Fingerlos rapidly built a distinguished career across opera, concert, and recital stages. A former member of the Wiener Staatsoper ensemble, his operatic highlights include roles at the Salzburg Festival, Semperoper Dresden, Bregenz Festival, and Teatro Real. Revered for his nuanced art song and sacred concert repertoire, Fingerlos performs internationally at major venues like the Wiener Musikverein, with a discography that includes J.S. Bach cantatas on Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.