4. Schubert and Grieg: Camilla Tilling, Neal Davies, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jac van Steen
11 October 2019, 19:30 - 21:30
Concert
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1BX
Thrilling orchestral songs with two top singers; BBC National Orchestra of Wales with the leading Dutch conductor Jac van Steen; songs of myths, legends and Nordic landscapes: a spectacular opening-night concert in the splendour of Oxford’s Town Hall.
Music by Schubert includes part of the incidental music of Rosamunde, as well as songs from mythology including ‘Prometheus’ and ‘Erlkönig’, in orchestrations by Berlioz, Brahms and Reger. BBC NOW also performs the first of Grieg’s Peer Gynt suites, with the hair-raising ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’, alongside songs from Peer Gynt including the haunting ‘Solveig’s Song’. The programme also features Sibelius’s masterful tone-poem for soprano and orchestra, Luonnotar, setting texts from the Kalevala.
Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Rosamunde Overture (D. 797) from Rosamunde - Romanze „Der Vollmond Strahlt“ (D797 no.3)
- An Schwager Kronos (D369)
- Prometheus (D674)
- Du bist die Ruh (D776)
- Gruppe aus dem Tartarus (D583)
- Memnon (D541)
- Erlkönig (D328)
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Gebet (no.28) from Mörike-Lieder - Anakreons Grab (no.29) from Goethe-Lieder
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Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Luonnotar (Op. 70) -
Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Morning Mood (Op. 46) from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 - Solveigs Sang (Solveig's Song) from Peer Gynt
- Anitra's Dance (Op. 46) from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
- The Death of Åse (Op. 46) from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
- Peer Gynt's Serenade from Peer Gynt
- Solveigs Vuggesang (Solveig's Cradle Song) from Peer Gynt
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (Op. 46) from Peer Gynt Suite No.1
Camilla Tilling
Camilla Tilling
Soprano
A winning combination of clarity of voice and musical versatility has played no small part in sustaining Camilla Tilling’s career at the highest level for the last two decades. This Swedish soprano has consistently appeared on the world’s major opera, concert and recital stages while simultaneously building an impressive discography, of which her most recent releases include Die Schöpfung with Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Bernard Haitink and an acclaimed portrait of Gluck & Mozart Arias with Musica ... Read Full Biography
Neal Davies
Neal Davies
Bass-baritone
Neal Davies studied at King's College, London and the Royal Academy of Music, and won the Lieder Prize at the 1991 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. He has appeared with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra under Mariss Jansons, BBC Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Boulez, Cleveland and Philharmonia orchestras under Christoph von Dohnányi, Chamber Orchestra of Europe under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Frans Brüggen, English Concert with Harry Bicket, Gabrieli Consort under Paul McCreesh, ... Read Full Biography
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
For 90 years, BBC National Orchestra of Wales has played an integral part in the cultural landscape of Wales, occupying a distinctive role as both broadcast and national symphony orchestra. Part of BBC Wales and supported by the Arts Council of Wales, it performs a busy schedule of live concerts throughout Wales and the rest of the UK. The orchestra is an ambassador of Welsh music, championing contemporary composers and musicians, and works closely with Welsh composer-in-association Huw Watkins. The orchestra performs annually at the BBC ... Read Full Biography
Jac van Steen
Jac van Steen
Conductor
Jac van Steen was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands and studied conducting at the Brabants Conservatory of Music. In September 1985 his participation in the BBC European Conductor's seminar resulted in guest engagements with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1986 to 1990 he was conductor and music director of the Bach Choir in Nijmegen. He was also Music Director of the National Ballet, Amsterdam, a post which he held up until the end of the 1993-94 season. The Bochumer Symfoniker in Germany appointed him in the 1992-93 Season as ... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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