Liebeslieder

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. This program was originally created as a concert version and recorded under the NomadMusic label. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.


Co-production Paris Danse, La Villette-Paris, Philharmonie de Paris 
Co-realization La Villette-Paris, Philharmonie de Paris 

Live version co-produced with the Royaumont Foundation (as part of the Métaboles residency 2019-2021) and supported by the Bettencourt-Schueller Foundation. 

LIEBESLIEDER


Johannes Brahms
Liebeslieder-Walzer op. 52 
pour voix et piano à quatre mains


Paris Danse Project
Benjamin Millepied, choregraphy

Les Métaboles (8 singers)
Yoan Héreau, Anne Le Bozec, piano
Léo Warynski, direction

Lucy Carter, light creation
Margaux Maeght, scenography
Camille Assaf, costume design

2027

April

Thursday, April 29 2027 – 7:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

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Wednesday, April 28 2027 - 8:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

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Tuesday, April 27 2027 – 8:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

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Sunday, April 25 2027 – 4:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

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Saturday, April 24 2027 – 3:00 pm / 8:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

Reservation
Friday, April 23 2027 – 8:00 pmLiebeslieder / Benjamin MillepiedGrande Halle de La Villette, Paris

Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer are among the composer’s most popular works. Written between 1869 and 1874 for piano four hands and choir, set to texts by the poet Georg Friedrich Daumer, these love songs express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and amusement in turn, in a dialogue of hearts. Their dance-like character called for movement. Les Métaboles then teamed up with Benjamin Millepied to create a choreographed version, showcasing bodies and how people love today.

Reservation
2021

November

Thursday, November 11 2021 - 5 pmLiebeslieder WalzerWürth museum - Erstein

Liebeslieder Walzer - Johannes Brahms

Behind Brahms the Titan, ambitious heir to Beethoven and Schumann, stands the lover of the voice, the complicit observer of Viennese customs. This is the one who composes waltzes for four hands piano and vocal ensemble, intended for amateurs. Love songs to the rhythm of dance, these Liebeslieder Walzer alternately express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and fun in the dialogue of hearts. To this emblematic collection, Léo Warynski joins several gems of Brahmsian vocal art, in which the colors of his Metaboles shine.

Les Métaboles
Yoan Héreau et Edoardo Torbianelli, piano
Léo Warynski, direction musicale

October

Saturday, October 16 2021 - 8 pmLiebeslieder WalzerLa Cité musicale - Metz

Behind Brahms the Titan, ambitious heir to Beethoven and Schumann, stands the lover of the voice, the complicit observer of Viennese customs. This is the one who composes waltzes for four hands piano and vocal ensemble, intended for amateurs. Love songs to the rhythm of dance, these Liebeslieder Walzer alternately express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and fun in the dialogue of hearts. To this emblematic collection, Léo Warynski joins several gems of Brahmsian vocal art, in which the colors of his Metaboles shine.

Les Métaboles
Yoan Héreau et Edoardo Torbianelli, piano
Léo Warynski, musical direction

Sunday, October 3 2021 - 3 pmOratoriosFestival de Royaumont, Asnières-sur-Oise

At the initiative of the Royaumont Foundation, les Métaboles and l'Orchestre régional de Normandie will perform an original musical program that brings together Camille Saint-Saëns and the young French composer Basile Chassaing, winner in 2019 of the Académie Voix Nouvelles de la Royaumont Foundation. Entitled “Oratorios”, this project combines a contemporary creation and a major work from the repertoire according to the same theme.

Les Métaboles
L'Orchestre régional de Normandie
Léo Waryski,
 direction

May

Friday, May, 21 2021Cancelled - Liebeslieder WalzerFloréal musical d'Epinal

Liebeslieder Walzer - Johannes Brahms

Behind Brahms the Titan, ambitious heir to Beethoven and Schumann, stands the lover of the voice, the complicit observer of Viennese customs. This is the one who composes waltzes for four hands piano and vocal ensemble, intended for amateurs. Love songs to the rhythm of dance, these Liebeslieder Walzer alternately express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and fun in the dialogue of hearts. To this emblematic collection, Léo Warynski joins several gems of Brahmsian vocal art, in which the colors of his Metaboles shine.

Les Métaboles
Yoan Héreau et Edoardo Torbianelli, piano
Léo Warynski, musical direction

2020

September

Sunday, September 20, 2020 - 3:30 pmLiebeslieder WalzerAbbaye de Royaumont - Asnières-sur-Oise

Liebeslieder Walzer - Johannes Brahms

Behind Brahms the Titan, ambitious heir to Beethoven and Schumann, stands the lover of the voice, the complicit observer of Viennese customs. This is the one who composes waltzes for four hands piano and vocal ensemble, intended for amateurs. Love songs to the rhythm of dance, these Liebeslieder Walzer alternately express desire, nostalgia, sorrow, and fun in the dialogue of hearts. To this emblematic collection, Léo Warynski joins several gems of Brahmsian vocal art, in which the colors of his Metaboles shine.

Les Métaboles
Yoan Héreau et Edoardo Torbianelli, piano
Léo Warynski, musical direction