Album Fur Die Frau at Holywell Music Room, Oxford on Saturday 12th October 2024

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Album Fur Die Frau

Add to my Calendar 12-10-2024 19:00 12-10-2024 21:00 36 Album Fur Die Frau This event is part of the Oxford International Song Festival 2024 Carolyn Sampson, one of today’s most sought-after sopranos, and pianist Joseph Middleton present a brilliantly conceived look at the lives of Robert and Clara Schumann, taking Robert’s cycle Frauenliebe und -leben and interspersing it with songs and solo piano pieces by Clara. These eight ‘scenes’ poignantly remind us of the highs and lows of this extraordinary couple and their complex relationship. At the start of this evening's concert, and almost all evenings in the first week of the Festival, one of our eight exceptional Young Artist Programme duos will give a 15-minute showcase performance. Holywell Music Room, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Holywell Music Room
Holywell Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3SD
England

Saturday 12th October 2024
7:00 PM

Programme

Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und leben, Op.42
Clara Schumann – selected songs

Performers

Carolyn Sampson – soprano
Joseph Middleton – piano

Programme Note

This event is part of the Oxford International Song Festival 2024

Carolyn Sampson, one of today’s most sought-after sopranos, and pianist Joseph Middleton present a brilliantly conceived look at the lives of Robert and Clara Schumann, taking Robert’s cycle Frauenliebe und -leben and interspersing it with songs and solo piano pieces by Clara. These eight ‘scenes’ poignantly remind us of the highs and lows of this extraordinary couple and their complex relationship.

At the start of this evening's concert, and almost all evenings in the first week of the Festival, one of our eight exceptional Young Artist Programme duos will give a 15-minute showcase performance.

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