The Life & Times of Robert Schumann Session I
15 October 2016, 11:00 - 15:00
Talk
Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
St Hilda's College,
Oxford
- Geraldine McGreevy (Soprano)
- Anna Huntley (Mezzo-soprano)
- Ben Johnson (Tenor)
- Mark Stone (Baritone)
- Graham Johnson (Pianist)
Over the past two years, Graham Johnson's explorations of featured composers have become an essential and unmissable part of the Lieder Festival. These sessions on Schumann are an opportunity for an in-depth look at this most fascinating character, given by one of the world's leading pianists and scholars. Graham Johnson brings a lifetime of practical experience and profound thought, coupled with exceptinally engaging delivery, and he is joined by a team of star singers.
11am Welcome & coffee
11.30am Lecture-recital part one
12.45pm Lunch (light meals will be available to purchase)
1.30pm Lecture-recital part two
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Programme
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Der Spielmann (Op.40 no.4) from Fünf Lieder -
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
An Anna II from 11 songs - Es treibt mich hin (Op.24 no.2) from Liederkreis
- Anfangs wollt’ ich fast verzagen (Op.24 no.8) from Liederkreis
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Der Nussbaum (Op.25 no.3) from Myrthen - Aus den „Hebräischen Gesängen“ (Op.25 no.15) from Myrthen
- Lieder aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan II „Setze mir nicht, du Grobain“ (Op.25 no.6) from Myrthen
- Zwei Venetianische Lieder II „Wenn durch die Piazzetta“ (Op.25 no.18) from Myrthen
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Volksliedchen (Op.51 no.2) from Lieder und Gesänge, ii -
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Mondnacht (Op.39 no.5) from Liederkreis - Auf einer Burg (Op.39 no.7) from Liederkreis
- Zwielicht (Op.39 no.10) from Liederkreis
- Im Walde (Op.39 no.11) from Liederkreis
- Frühlingsnacht (Op.39 no.12) from Liederkreis
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen (Op.48 no.9) from Dichterliebe - Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen (Op.48 no.10) from Dichterliebe
- Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen (Op.48 no.12) from Dichterliebe
- Die alten, bösen Lieder (Op.48 no.16) from Dichterliebe
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Seit ich ihn gesehen (Op.42 no.1) from Frauenliebe und -leben - Er, der Herrlichste von allen (Op.42 no.2) from Frauenliebe und -leben
- Süsser Freund, du blickest (Op.42 no.6) from Frauenliebe und -leben
- Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan (Op.42 no.8) from Frauenliebe und -leben
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Der Hidalgo (Op.30 no.3) from Drei Gedichte von Emanuel Geibel - Sonntags am Rhein (Op.36 no.1) from Sechs Gedichte aus dem Liederbuch eines Malers
- Unterm Fenster (Op.34 no.3) from Vier Duette
- Sehnsucht (Op.51 no.1) from Lieder und Gesänge, ii
Geraldine McGreevy
Geraldine McGreevy
Soprano
Soprano Geraldine McGreevy trained at the Royal Academy of Music and the National Opera Studio, continuing her studies with Richard Smart. She has sung major operatic roles for theatres across Europe and has appeared as a soloist for some of the best orchestras in the world. Geraldine quickly established a close relationship with Welsh National Opera, where she sang the key Mozart roles of Donna Anna Don Giovanni, Vitellia Idomeneo and Contessa Almaviva Le Nozze di Figaro, as well as Rosalinde Die Fledermaus, Blumenmächen Parsifal an... Read Full Biography
Anna Huntley
Anna Huntley
Mezzo-soprano
Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Anna studied at the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music International Opera School. Awards during her studies included 3rd Prize at the Das Lied Competition in Berlin and the Wigmore Hall/Independent Opera Vocal Fellowship at the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition. She was selected by Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2012. Over the last year Anna has returned to English National Opera covering the roles of Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte), Pauline (Queen of Spade... Read Full Biography
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson
Tenor
Acclaimed tenor Ben Johnson represented England in BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2013 and won the Audience Prize. A former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and 2008 winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Award, Johnson was formerly an English National Opera Harewood Artist and a Wigmore Hall Emerging Talent. Recent operatic highlights include Eisenstein Die Fledermaus and Don Ottavio Don Giovanni, both for Opera Holland Park, as well as a celebrated run as Alfredo La Traviata, Tamino Die Zauberflöte, and Nemorino L’elisir d’am... Read Full Biography
Mark Stone
Mark Stone
Baritone
“Mark Stone’s recital of songs by Quilter, Butterworth and Finzi was marked by his clarity of articulation and strong instinct for characterisation… The poignancy of Butterworth’s settings of A.E. Housman, as in ‘The Lads in their Hundreds’ came through. The moments when he could unleash the full operatic power of his voice were the most impressive.” Rian Evans, The Guardian Baritone Mark Stone was born in London and studied mathematics at King's College, Cambridge, and singing... Read Full Biography
Graham Johnson
Graham Johnson
Pianist
Described as "that peerless song accompanist” by the Daily Telegraph (November 2015) Graham Johnson is recognised as one of the world’s leading vocal accompanists. Born in Rhodesia, he came to London to study in 1967. After leaving the Royal Academy of Music, his teachers included Gerald Moore and Geoffrey Parsons. In 1972 he was the official pianist at Peter Pears' first masterclasses at the Snape Maltings, which brought him into contact with Benjamin Britten – a link which strengthened his determination to accomp... Read Full BiographyThis event is part of a series:
The Schumann Project
The Schumann Project: 14-29 October 2016 The fifteenth Oxford Lieder Festival will be the Schumann Project, a unique survey of Schumann's complete songs. The Schumann Project will explore Schumann's life and times, his friends and contemporaries, his influences and his legacies, and his literary and artistic interests. This two-week feast of song will feature Oxford Lieder's trad...