Pia Davila and Linda Leine

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The soprano singer Pia Davila and the pianist Linda Leine have been working together for several years. They already got to know each other during their joint bachelor's studies at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg; in the summer of 2014, they began - initially without any professional ulterior motives - to discover joint repertoire. This collaboration quickly turned out to be very enriching. A short time later, the two musicians snatched third prize at the ninth international song duo competition "Schubert and the Modern" in Graz. Since then, Pia Davila and Linda Leine have regularly performed together. In 2016, the duo won first prize at the International Competition for "Verfemte Musik". 

The two artists perform their carefully selected, varied programs, which include both well-known and new repertoire, "with a special expressiveness and a deep artistic intention." (Jury discussion in Graz "Schubert and the Modern Age")

In doing so, the most delicate nuances of sound design and the curiosity to explore the deep contents of a poem or song are of utmost importance to the duo. Each piece thus contains its unique colouration in itself and the overall context of the program design. 

Pia Davila | Linda Leine - Irgendwo auf der Welt

IRGENDWO AUF DER WELT

Pia Davila | Linda Leine

Release date: 23 September 2022
Label: ES-DUR

With works of:
Erich Zeisl (1905-1959), Joseph Isidor Achron (1886-1943), Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951), Georg Kreisler (1922-2011), Ruth Schonthal (1924-2006), Ilse Weber (1903-1944), Mischa Spoliansky (1898-1985), Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957), Rudi Stephan (1887-1915), Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984), Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016), Rosy Wertheim (1888-1949) and others

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Press

Kulturkomplott

"Overall, one can feel the joy and fun both musicians have with each other and their repertoire." - Jörg Konrad, November 23, 2022

Concerti

"Soprano Pia Davila and pianist Linda Leine deliver a genuine expansion of the repertoire with this album." - (EW), October 2022

Tagesspiegel

"Soprano Pia Davila and her piano partner Linda Leine have delved deep into the score archives for their album 'Irgendwo auf der Welt,' assembling a stunning selection of intelligent art songs from 1895 to 1974." - Frederik Hanssen, December 14, 2022

ORF

"Listeners can expect an extremely varied album. Pia Davila impresses with great commitment and her multifaceted voice." - Daniela Knaller, September 22, 2022

Musik und Theater

"Laughter through tears. This highly exciting and humorous collection of song miniatures traverses cabaret, chanson, and avant-garde." - Reinmar Wagner, October 2022

Rondo Magazin

"Davila presents these songs expressively, with esprit and a great sense for quirky humor. As an accompanist, Leine sets striking accents." - Corina Kolbe, October 29, 2022

Musik an sich

"The compositional quality ranges from popular or song-like to sophisticatedly knitted art songs. It's as colorful and lively as the cover promises." - Sven Kerkhoff, November 2022

Altmark Zeitung

"The late afternoon ended with a smile and a big applause." - Kai Zuber, October 6, 2022

Pizzicato

"Soprano Pia Davila and pianist Linda Leine present songs by composers who were banned, exiled, or murdered. (...) Davila and Leine always find the right tone." - Alain Steffen, September 27, 2022

Deutschlandfunk

"With great versatility and fun in her own voice, Pia Davila sings. She can sound operatic or mean, smoky, seductive, and over the top." - Marie König, October 9, 2022

Klassik heute

"One can hear the sheer joy in this program from Pia Davila and Linda Leine, and they know how to convey it to the listener." - Ekkehard Pluta, October 6, 2022

Operalounge

"A beautifully compiled program that is clever and intelligently put together." - Gerhard Eckels, November 2022

Operngestalten

"The main tenor of this CD, which consists of 6 sections, is serious but never hopeless, always carried by Davila's pure voice and Leine's empathetic accompaniment." - Birgit Kleinfeld, October 11, 2022

Orchestergraben

"Both musicians delight me with the high level of harmony they have created over the years of their collaboration." - Stefan Pillhofer, October 25, 2022

Aachener Zeitung

"The album's entertainment value is not to be underestimated, despite the grim life circumstances of the composers and some of the lyricists." - P.Ob, September 23, 2022

Program Suggestion

Irgendwo auf der Welt

Pia Davila, Sopran
Linda Leine, Klavier


zwitschern

Erich Zeisl (1905-1959)

aus: Sieben Lieder, Nr. 1

Vor meinem Fenster (Holz) 1936

Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)

Im Fliederbusch ein Vöglein saß (Reinick) 1895


Erich Zeisl

aus: Sieben Lieder, Nr. 7

Die fünf Hühnerchen (Blüthgen) 1932

Georg Kreisler (1922-2011)

Sonate für Klavier: 2. Satz - Waltz, graceful, but not too fast 1952

Frühlingslied (Tauben vergiften) (Kreisler) 1956


rinnen

Erich Zeis

So regnet es sich langsam ein (Flaischlen) 1927


Aus: November, 8 Stücke für Klavier

Ein Regentag 1937-38


lse Weber (1903-1944)

Und der Regen rinnt (Weber)


Georg Kreisler

Zufall auf den Wiesen (Kreisler) 1965

schnurren

Arnold Schönberg

aus: Brettl-Lieder, Nr. 1

Der genügsame Liebhaber (Salus) 1901

Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957)

aus: Fünf venezianische Epigramme, Op. 19b, Nr. 7a

Warum leckst Du dein Mäulchen? (Goethe) 1906

Rudi Stephan (1887-1915)

aus: Ich will dir singen ein Hohelied, Nr. 2 Pantherlied (von Robertus) 1921

Mischa Spoliansky (1898-1985)

aus: 100 Meter Glück

Ich bin ein Vamp! (Schiffer, Herczeg, Klein) 1933

pause

ruhen

Erich Zeisl

aus: Sieben Lieder, Nr. 5

Der Schäfer (Goethe) 1936

Aus: Pieces for Barbara

The Lonely Shepherd 1944

Ilse Weber

Wiegala (Weber) (42-44)

trösten

Oskar Fried (1871-1941)

Aus: Sieben Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte, op. 7, Nr. 2

So sprach ein Weib voll Schüchternheit (Nietzsche) 1903

Erich Zeisl

Kater (Heymel) 1931

Stefan Wolpe (1902-1972)

aus: Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Erich Kästner, Nr. 3

Ansprache einer Bardame (Kästner) 1929

hoffen

Werner Richard Heymann (1896-1961)

Irgendwo auf der Welt (Heymann / Gilbert) 1932