Schola Cantorum
24 October 2016, 16:15 - 16:35
Recital
The Weston Library: Lecture Theatre
Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
Schola Cantorum of Oxford, the University's longest-established chamber choir, sings Schumann choral works, including settings of Robert Burns, under their director, James Burton.
Programme
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
An die Sterne (Op.141 no.1) from Vier Doppelchörige Gesänge - John Anderson (Op.67 no.5) from Romanzen und Balladen für Chor i
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Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)
Abendfeier in Venedig from Drei gemischte Chöre - Gondoliera from Drei gemischte Chöre
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
John Anderson (Op.145 no.4) from Romanzen und Balladen für Chor iii - Talismane (Op.141 no.4) from Vier Doppelchörige Gesänge
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