Mastercourse Concert
27 October 2018, 12:00

Introduced by Wolfgang Holzmair
The culmination of our week-long residential Mastercourse is always a highlight of the Festival. This year’s wonderful and varied programme will be selected by the course leader, Wolfgang Holzmair, reflecting the best of what he has heard over the week. Come and listen to nine exceptional duos at the end of an immersive and inspirational course.
This concert will be in two parts with a 50-minute lunch interval
Programme
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Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Frühlingslied (Op. 8 no.6) - Der Blumenkranz
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Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Die Bekehrte (27) from Goethe-Lieder - Auf ein altes Bild (no.23) from Mörike-Lieder
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Gute Nacht from Winterreise - Die Wetterfahne from Winterreise
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Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Let the florid music praise from On This Island - Seascape from On This Island
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Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
En sourdine (L80) from Fêtes galantes I -
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
En sourdine (Op. 58 no.2) from Cinq Mélodies «de Venise» -
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Fantoches (L80) from Fêtes galantes I -
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Fleurs (FP 101 no.6) from Fiançailles pour Rire -
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904)
Při řekách babylonských (Op. 99 no.7) from Biblical Songs - Zpívejte Hospodinu píseň novou (Op. 99 no.10) from Biblical Songs
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Hanns Eisler (1898 - 1962)
Geselligkeit betreffend from Anakreontische Fragmente -
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Anakreons Grab (no.29) from Goethe-Lieder -
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Mit Myrten und Rosen (Op. 24 no.9) from Liederkreis -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Heimliches Lieben (D922) - Nachtstück (D672)
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Wie erkenn' ich mein Treulieb (Op. 67 no.1) from Drei Lieder der Ophelia - Guten Morgen, 's ist Sankt Valentinstag (Op. 67 no.2) from Drei Lieder der Ophelia
- Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss from Drei Lieder der Ophelia
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Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
L'ombre des arbres (L60) from Ariettes oubliées - Green (L60) from Ariettes oubliées
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Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Le son du cor s'afflige vers les bois (L81) from Trois Mélodies sur des poèmes de Paul Verlaine - La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales (L81) from Trois Mélodies sur des poèmes de Paul Verlaine
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Alban Berg (1885 - 1935)
Nacht from Sieben frühe Lieder -
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
An die Nacht (Op. 68 no.1) from Sechs Lieder -
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe - Guitare from Feuilles d'album
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Hans Pfitzner (1869 - 1949)
Du milchjunger Knabe (Op. 33) from Alte Weisen - Wandl ich in dem Morgentau (Op. 33) from Alte Weisen
- Singt mein Schatz wie ein Fink (Op. 33) from Alte Weisen
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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Aimons-nous -
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
C (FP 122 no.1) from Deux Poemes de Louis Aragon -
Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956)
To a poet a thousand years hence (Op. 13a) from To a poet -
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Die Mainacht (Op. 43 no.2) - Unbewegte laue Luft (Op. 57 no.8)
Festival Passes
This event is part of a series:
The Grand Tour – A European Journey in Song
The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...