Debussy & Boulanger: Wolfgang Holzmair & Roger Vignoles
21 October 2018, 13:30 - 14:15
Lunchtime Recital
Holywell St
Oxford
OX1 3BN
A recital given by Wolfgang Holzmair is always a special occasion, and this recital also marks the start of his week in residence at the Festival, leading our Mastercourse. Debussy’s Fêtes Galantes and settings of François Villon are interspersed with songs by Lili Boulanger, the astonishing composer prodigy and first female winner of the ‘Prix de Rome’ composition prize, who died in 1918 aged just 24.
Programme
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Trois Chansons de France (L115)
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Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918)
Reflets Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Fêtes galantes II (L104)
- 1. Les ingénus
- 2. Le faune
- 3. Colloque sentimental
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Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918)
Nous nous aimerons from Clairières dans le ciel Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Deux Romances (L65)
- De soir (L84) from Proses lyriques
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Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918)
Le Retour Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Trois Ballades de François Villon (L119)
Wolfgang Holzmair
Wolfgang Holzmair
Baritone
Wolfgang Holzmair was born in Vöcklabruck, Austria, and studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with Hilde Rössel-Majdan (voice) and Erik Werba (lied). He has performed in recital throughout the world with regular appearances in London, Vienna, Lisbon, Amsterdam, New York, Washington, at the Risör Festival (Norway), BathMozart Festival and Oxford Lieder Festival (UK), Menuhin Festival (Switzerland), Bregenz Festival and Carinthian Summer Festival (Austria). Alongside his outstanding artistic relationship with... Read Full Biography
Roger Vignoles
Roger Vignoles
Pianist
Roger Vignoles is one of the most distinguished piano accompanists of our time. In a career spanning five decades he has become recognized throughout the world as a leading exponent of the art of song. He has appeared at all the world’s principal venues and festivals, from the Concertgebouw to Carnegie Hall, and with many of the world’s foremost artists, such as Sir Thomas Allen, Barbara Bonney, Christine Brewer, Florian Boesch, Bernarda Fink, Elina Garanca, Susan Graham, Dame Kiri te Kanawa, Angelika Kirchschlager, Dame Feli... Read Full BiographyHave you also considered...
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