Sarah Maria Sun – Silence is Golden
With her new album SILENCE IS GOLDEN (HÄNSSLER CLASSIC), soprano Sarah Maria Sun, together with Kilian Herold (clarinet) and Jan Philip Schulze (piano), dedicates herself to works by Schubert, Britten, Bernstein, Ligeti, Aperghis and others. The spectrum ranges from Lied and cabaret song to opera, Broadway and contemporary music. These include first recordings such as Ligeti’s ‘Mysteries of the Macabre’ in a trio version and Aperghis’ “Le rire physiologique”.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN is a dramedy album, an interplay of seriousness and humour. ‘We have brought together very different types of humour: from cynical to bittersweet to intoxicating and many states beyond,’ says Sarah Maria Sun, describing the concept. She combines classical music with jazz and pop in a joyful and uninhibited way and crosses stylistic boundaries. The 70-minute recording explores the state of ‘inconsolable serenity’ with music, text and theatrical elements. For Sarah Maria Sun, there are no labels like serious and easy-listening music, only good music that is worth discovering.
HÄNSSLER CLASSIC | HC 24016 | Release date: 7 March 2025
