The Elements in Song: Christoph Prégardien & Ulrich Eisenlohr
21 October 2018, 20:00
Concert

Iffley Road
Oxford
OX4 1EH
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Undoubtedly one of the highlights of any Festival is a visit by tenor Christoph Prégardien. He and Ulrich Eisenlohr – a pianist especially renowned for his complete Schubert survey – perform songs by Schubert and Wolfgang Rihm, and then a journey through earth, water, air and fire, with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms.
The evening's programme will run as follows:
Franz Schubert Settings by Ernst Schulze interspersed with a selection of songs by Wolfgang Rihm's 1999 songcycle „Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller“
Auf der Bruck, D 853
Glückloser Engel 2
Im Frühling, D 882
Nature morte
Blaupause
An mein Herz, D 860
Leere Zeit
Tiefes Leid D 876
Traumwald
Im Walde D 834
Mit der Wiederkehr der Farbe
Drama
Über Wildemann (D 884)
Geh Ariel
INTERVAL
Die 4 Elemente – Ekstase und Stille
Air
Franz Schubert Im Walde/Waldesnacht D 708
Johannes Brahms Feldeinsamkeit Op.86 no.2
Fire
Franz Schubert Freiwilliges Versinken D 700
Johannes Brahms Salamander Op.107 no.2
Earth
Franz Schubert Die Mutter Erde D 788
Robert Schumann Der Schatzgräber Op.45 no.1
Water
Franz Schubert Meeresstille D 216
Franz Liszt Die Loreley S.273 no.2
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Programme
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Auf Der Bruck „Auf Der Brücke“ (D853) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Glückloser Engel 2 from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Im Frühling (D882) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Nature morte from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller - Blaupause from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
An mein Herz (D860) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Leere Zeit from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Im Jänner 1817 ‘Tiefes Leid’ (D876) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Traumwald from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Im Walde (D834) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Mit der Wiederkehr der Farbe from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller - Drama from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Über Wildemann (D884) -
Wolfgang Rihm (b. 1952)
Geh Ariel from Ende der Handschrift, 11 späte Gedichte von Heiner Müller - ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Im Walde „Waldesnacht“ (D708) -
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Feldeinsamkeit (Op. 86 no.2) from Sechs Lieder -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Freiwilliges Versinken (D700) -
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Salamander (Op. 107 no.2) -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Die Mutter Erde (D788) -
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Der Schatzgräber (Op. 45 no.1) from Romanzen und Balladen, i -
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Meeres Stille (D216) -
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Die Loreley (S273)

Christoph Prégardien
Christoph Prégardien
Tenor
”His lyric tenor voice had a youthful glow, yet he sang with plaintive beauty and piercing insight.”The New York Times Precise vocal control, clear diction, intelligent musicality and an ability to get to the heart of everything he sings all ensure Christoph Prégardien’s place among the world’s foremost lyric tenors. Especially revered as a Liedersinger, he kicks off the 2019/2020 season with concerts at the Schubertiade Hohenems and the Oxford Lieder Festival. He then performs in the US on tour with pianist... Read Full Biography
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Ulrich Eisenlohr
Pianist
Ulrich Eisenlohr studied at the conservatory of music in Mannheim (Rolf Hartmann, piano) and Lieder under Konrad Richter at Stuttgart. Specialising in the areas of song accompaniment and chamber music, he began an extensive concert career with numerous instrumental and vocal partners in Europe and all over the world, with appearances at the Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, the Berlin Festival Weeks, in London’s Wigmore Hall, at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Edinburgh Festival, the Frankfurt Festi... Read Full BiographyFestival 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 ...