Hidden Treasure: Hans Gál's Unpublished Lieder

Christian Immler and Helmut Deutsch unveil a treasure of songs.

The German baritone Christian Immler studied with Rudolf Piernay, winning the International Nadia et Lili Boulanger Competition in 2001. He has worked with such conductors as Marc Minkowski, Ivor Bolton, Philippe Herreweghe, William Christie, Daniel Harding and Nikolaus Harnoncourt, performing at prestigious venues and festivals including the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Salzburg Festival and BBC Proms. In opera, he has made recent appearances at the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Opéra-Comique in Paris, while his recordings have earned him critical acclaim. Christian Immler is professor of voice at the Lausanne Conservatoire.

Helmut Deutsch ranks among the finest, most successful and in-demand song recital accompanists of the world. He was born in Vienna, where he studied at the Conservatory, the Music Academy and the University. He was awarded the Composition Prize of Vienna in 1965 and appointed professor at the age of twenty-four. Although he has performed with leading instrumentalists as a chamber musician, he has concentrated primarily on accompanying in song recitals. At the beginning of his career he worked with the soprano Irmgard Seefried, but the most important singer of his early years was Hermann Prey, whom he accompanied as a permanent partner for twelve years. Subsequently he has worked with many of the most important recital singers and played in the world's major music centres. His collaborations with Jonas Kaufmann, Diana Damrau and Michael Volle are currently among his most important.