Tadao Yoshie Baritone Recital, Harmo Museum of Art, Inheritance Series, The Maiden in the Beautiful Water Mill

Baritone Tadao Yoshie, who was a solo baritone at the prestigious Frankfurt City Opera in Germany and performed with Pavarotti, Carreras, and others, has continued his search for the depths of singing in his hometown of Shinshu after returning to Japan.
After returning to Japan, baritone Tadao Yoshie has continued to explore the depths of singing in his hometown of Shinshu. He will warmly envelop the audience with the light tones of the fortepiano played by fortepianoist Chie Hirai, with whom he has been performing together since 2021.
Described as "close to the human voice," the fortepiano (the predecessor of the piano, used in Schubert's time. It was used in Schubert's time. Modern pianos did not come into being until more than 30 years after Schubert's death.) Please enjoy the intimate sound of the fortepiano (used in Schubert's time) and Tadao Yoshie's rich singing without the slightest hint of artifice in the salon-like venue of that time.

In "The Maiden of the Water Mill," the main character is a young man who sets out on a journey to become a miller, becomes an apprentice at a water mill, falls in love with the miller's daughter, and after a brief period of happiness, loses the love, and finally finds peace by submerging his wounded body and soul in a stream.
The piano part is used to depict various scenes in the 20 short songs that are sung in succession. It will be fun to listen to the songs while paying attention to the murmuring of the brook, the young man's heart pounding, the strong winds blowing, the symbolic sound of the bell, and so on.

In the past two performances in Tokyo, I, as a performer, could strongly feel how the audience, drawn in by Tadao Yoshie's deep singing and expressive power, remained immersed deep in the story for a while after the last note faded away. It was truly moving and filled me with gratitude for having traveled through this story together.

This concert is a fusion of the charms of German lieder and ancient music into one. We are preparing to make it a special time. Please come and join us. (Chie Hirai)

Instrument: A fortepiano made by A. Walter in Vienna in 1789, reproduced by G. Townman in the Netherlands in 2004. It is in the collection of Chie Hirai.