13. Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann: Christoph Prégardien & Sholto Kynoch
13 October 2019, 19:30 - 21:20
Concert
Iffley Road
Oxford
OX4 1EH
Christoph Prégardien’s recitals are always a highlight of the Festival, with the Guardian describing previous appearances as ‘peerless’ and ‘a revelation’. He and pianist Sholto Kynoch present a first half of Schubert songs, including some of the great settings of Goethe and Schubert’s friend Mayrhofer. They then perform Schumann’s profoundly moving Kerner Lieder, one of the composer’s most personal cycles and the first to be written after his marriage to Clara Wieck.
Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Versunken (D715) - Willkommen und Abschied (D767)
- Nachtstück (D672)
- Abschied (D475)
- An mein Herz (D860)
- Der Einsame (D800)
- Aufenthalt (D957e) from Schwanengesang
- Die Mutter Erde (D788)
- An den Mond (D259)
- Rastlose Liebe (D138)
- Abschied (D957g) from Schwanengesang
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner (Op. 35)
Christoph Prégardien
Christoph Prégardien
Tenor
”His lyric tenor voice had a youthful glow, yet he sang with plaintive beauty and piercing insight.”The New York Times Precise vocal control, clear diction, intelligent musicality and an ability to get to the heart of everything he sings all ensure Christoph Prégardien’s place among the world’s foremost lyric tenors. Especially revered as a Liedersinger, he kicks off the 2019/2020 season with concerts at the Schubertiade Hohenems and the Oxford Lieder Festival. He then performs in the US on tour with pianist... Read Full Biography
Sholto Kynoch
Sholto Kynoch
Pianist
Sholto Kynoch is a sought-after pianist who specialises in song and chamber music. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Oxford Lieder Festival, which won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award in 2015, cited for its ‘breadth, depth and audacity’ of programming. In July 2018, Sholto was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in the RAM Honours. Recent recitals have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Heidelberger Frühling in Germany, the Zeist International Lied Festival in Holland, the LIFE Victoria festi... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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