The concert-reading “With All My Heart, Soul, and Mind...,” written and performed by Marie-Luise Gunst and Stefan Hasselmann, offers an exploration through songs, letters, and theatrical elements.
An Exploration Through Songs, Letters, and Theatrical Elements—A Concert-Reading in Honor of Caspar David Friedrich’s Birthday (1774–1840)
Caspar David Friedrich painted his pictures “with all his heart,” and his letters, too, reveal deep insights into his work and inner life. This concert-reading brings both together: his letters, which reveal his hopes and struggles, and his paintings, which continue to fascinate people around the world to this day. Complemented by music and songs that continue the story of his paintings and bring them into the here and now, this creative blend makes tangible the intense cosmos contained within the works of the “Master of Romanticism.”
Above all, this concert-reading brings the man Caspar David Friedrich closer to us, with his dreams, visions, and doubts. It opens a door from Romanticism to the present day, for his paintings still have much to say even now. They connect with us. Thus, like the painter himself, this performance paints an intimate portrait of our world and fills the canvas of life—that of Caspar David Friedrich and perhaps also our own—with words and songs. A moving, new encounter with the painter of Romanticism for the heart, soul, and mind.
By and starring: Marie-Luise Gunst & Stefan Hasselmann (Saitenstrassen / KulturKutter Binz)
A production by Binzer Bucht Tourismus, created for the Caspar David Friedrich Year 2024
