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Beloved Clara
Lucy Parham, Juliet Stevenson & Henry Goodman
Part of the Newbury Spring Festival 2019
Add to my Calendar 12-05-2019 15:00 12-05-2019 17:00 36 Beloved Clara To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann, pianist Lucy Parham, who is internationally known for her Composer Portrait series, has updated Beloved Clara, the compelling and tragic story of the passionate, tragic and volatile relationship between Robert Schumann, his pianist wife Clara Wieck and Johannes Brahms. The narrative comprises poignant letters and diaries interspersed with solo piano works by all three composers, as well as those by Mendelssohn and Liszt. For this performance, Lucy Parham is joined by renowned actors Henry Goodman and Juliet Stevenson, who previously starred together in Duet For One in London’s West End. The Newbury Spring Festival link. Corn Exchange, Newbury DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Corn Exchange
Market Place
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5BD
England
Programme
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op.12: Des Abends
Performers
Lucy Parham – piano
Henry Goodman – Narrator
Juliet Stevenson – Narrator
Programme Note
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann, pianist Lucy Parham, who is internationally known for her Composer Portrait series, has updated Beloved Clara, the compelling and tragic story of the passionate, tragic and volatile relationship between Robert Schumann, his pianist wife Clara Wieck and Johannes Brahms.
The narrative comprises poignant letters and diaries interspersed with solo piano works by all three composers, as well as those by Mendelssohn and Liszt.
For this performance, Lucy Parham is joined by renowned actors Henry Goodman and Juliet Stevenson, who previously starred together in Duet For One in London’s West End.
The Newbury Spring Festival link.
