Die Schöne Müllerin: Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside
23 October 2017, 20:00
Concert
Iffley Road,
Oxford,
OX4 1EH
Schubert's pioneering song cycle, Die schöne Müllerin, which influenced composers up to, including and beyond Mahler, is given star treatment in this concert, sure to be a highlight of the Festival.
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Die schöne Müllerin (D795 (Op. 25))
- 1. Das Wandern
- 2. Wohin?
- 3. Halt!
- 4. Danksagung an den Bach
- 5. Am Feierabend
- 6. Der Neugierige
- 7. Ungeduld
- 8. Morgengruss
- 9. Des Müllers Blumen
- 10. Tränenregen
- 11. Mein!
- 12. Pause
- 13. Mit dem grünen Lautenbande
- 14. Der Jäger
- 15. Eifersucht und Stolz
- 16. Die liebe Farbe
- 17. Die böse Farbe
- 18. Trockne Blumen
- 19. Der Müller und der Bach
- 20. Des Baches Wiegenlied
Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams
Baritone
Roderick Williams is one of the most sought after baritones of his generation and performs a wide repertoire from baroque to contemporary music in the opera house, on the concert platform and in recital. He enjoys relationships with all the major UK opera houses and has sung world premieres of operas by, among others, David Sawer, Sally Beamish, Michael van der Aa, Robert Saxton and Alexander Knaifel. Roderick Williams has performed with all the BBC orchestras, and many other ensembles including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, ... Read Full Biography
Iain Burnside
Iain Burnside
Pianist
Iain Burnside is a pianist who has appeared in recital with many of the world’s leading singers (“pretty much ideal” BBC Music Magazine). He is also an insightful programmer with an instinct for the telling juxtaposition. His recordings straddle an exuberantly eclectic repertoire ranging from Beethoven and Schubert to the cutting edge, as in the Gramophone Award-winning NMC Songbook. Recent recordings include the complete Rachmaninov songs (Delphian) with seven outstanding Russian artists (“the results are electrifyi... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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This event is part of a series:
The Last of the Romantics - Mahler and fin-de-siècle Vienna
Please click here to view the full Festival brochure. Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century was a vibrant melting pot for music and the arts. Whirling waltzes sat alongside gargantuan symphonies. The height of romanticism had been reached but was nearly exhausted and on the brink of a whole new musical language. Tradition - with Brahms a holder of the torch - ...