A European Song Cycle: Tara Erraught, Ashley Riches & Sholto Kynoch
27 October 2018, 19:30
Concert
Iffley Road
Oxford
OX4 1EH
The Festival draws to a close with a performance of Schumann’s Myrthen, the great song cycle that he gave to his wife Clara as a wedding gift in 1840. Reflecting Schumann’s wide literary interests, this amazing cycle includes poetry by writers from Burns, Byron and Moore to Goethe, Heine and Rückert. Oxford Lieder’s Artistic Director, Sholto Kynoch, is joined by Tara Erraught, already established as one of the most exciting singers of her generation, and BBC New Generation Artist Ashley Riches. Their programme also includes folksongs and works by Maurice Ravel and Dmitri Shostakovich, with the poetry of Robert Burns as a common thread. A perfect way to bring our celebration of European song to a close.
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Programme
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Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Chanson écossaise -
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Unterm Fenster (Op. 34 no.3) from Vier Duette - Liebhabers Ständchen (Op. 34 no.2) from Vier Duette
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
V poljakh pod snegom i dozhdjom, 'O, wert thou in the cauld blast' (Op. 62) from Six Romances on Verses by English Poets - Makferson pered kazn'ju, 'Macpherson's Farewell' (Op. 62) from Six Romances on Verses by English Poets
- Dzhenni, 'Jenny' (Op. 62) from Six Romances on Verses by English Poets
- Sonet LXVI, 'Sonnet 66' (Op. 62) from Six Romances on Verses by English Poets
- Korolevskij pokhod, 'The King's Campaign' (Op. 62) from Six Romances on Verses by English Poets
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart (Op. 135)
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Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Es rauschet das Wasser (Op. 28 no.3) from 4 Duets - Der Jäger und sein Liebchen (Op. 28) from 4 Duets
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Myrthen (Op. 25)
- 1. Widmung
- 2. Freisinn
- 3. Der Nussbaum
- 4. Jemand
- 5. Lieder aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan I „Sitz ich allein“
- 6. Lieder aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan II „Setze mir nicht, du Grobain“
- 7. Die Lotosblume
- 8. Talismane
- 9. Lied der Suleika
- 10. Die Hochländer-Witwe
- 11. Lied der Braut I „Mutter, Mutter! Glaube nicht“
- 12. Lied der Braut II „Lass mich ihm am Busen hangen“
- 13. Hochländers Abschied
- 14. Hochländisches Wiegenlied
- 15. Aus den „Hebräischen Gesängen“
- 16. Rätsel
- 17. Zwei Venetianische Lieder I „Leis’ rudern hier!“
- 18. Zwei Venetianische Lieder II „Wenn durch die Piazzetta“
- 19. Hauptmanns Weib
- 20. Weit, weit
- 21. Was will die einsame Träne?
- 22. Niemand
- 23. Im Westen
- 24. Du bist wie eine Blume
- 25. Aus den „Östlichen Rosen“
- 26. Zum Schluss
Tara Erraught
Tara Erraught
Mezzo-soprano
A rich, radiant voice, expansive range and dynamic stage presence are Tara Erraught’s hallmarks. Her extensive repertoire includes, Mozart, Rossini, Strauss, Bellini, Dvorak, Gounod and Händel as well as contemporary composers. A native of Dundalk, Ireland, she is a graduate of the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin. From 2008 on she was a member of the studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper, where she joined the ensemble in 2010 until 2018. Erraught frequently works with famed German mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender, expanding... Read Full Biography
Ashley Riches
Ashley Riches
Baritone
British bass-baritone Ashley Riches read English at the University of Cambridge where he was a member of the King’s College Choir under Stephen Cleobury. He went on to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is rapidly emerging as one of today’s finest young singers. A former Jette Parker Young Artist, his roles for the Royal Opera House include Morales Carmen, Mandarin Turandot, Baron Douphol La Traviata and Officer Les Dialogues des Carmelites. For the English National Opera, Ashley has sung Escamillo Carmen, Co... 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. Recent recitals have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Heidelberger Frühling in Germany, the Zeist International Lied Festival in Holland, the LIFE Victoria festival and Palau de la Música in Barcelona, the Opéra de Lille, Kings Place in Lo... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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