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Oxford Lieder Festival: Dover Beach

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Part of the Oxford Lieder Festival 2021

Add to my Calendar 16-10-2021 17:45 16-10-2021 19:45 36 Oxford Lieder Festival: Dover Beach Dover Beach is one of the great works for voice and string quartet. It is an early work of the American composer Samuel Barber, setting the English poet Matthew Arnold. Barber looked back on Dover Beach throughout his life with affection, considering it one of his few early works that displayed real maturity. It is played this evening by the dazzling Albion Quartet with eminent bass Matthew Rose. The Albion Quartet also play Dvorák’s perennially popular ‘American’ quartet, written in 1893 while the composer was Director of the National Conservatory in New York City. Enjoy the whole festival live online for £165 with a Digital Festival Pass. All events will be available on demand after broadcast until 30th November, so you can catch up at a time which suits you. Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

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Jacqueline du Pré Music Building
St Hilda's College
Cowley Place
Oxford
OX4 1DY
England

Programme

Samuel Barber – Dover Beach, Op. 3

Performers

Matthew Rose – Bass

Albion Quartet

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Programme Note

Dover Beach is one of the great works for voice and string quartet. It is an early work of the American composer Samuel Barber, setting the English poet Matthew Arnold. Barber looked back on Dover Beach throughout his life with affection, considering it one of his few early works that displayed real maturity. It is played this evening by the dazzling Albion Quartet with eminent bass Matthew Rose. The Albion Quartet also play Dvorák’s perennially popular ‘American’ quartet, written in 1893 while the composer was Director of the National Conservatory in New York City.

Enjoy the whole festival live online for £165 with a Digital Festival Pass. All events will be available on demand after broadcast until 30th November, so you can catch up at a time which suits you.

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