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Somerset Chamber Choir Concert - Songfest
Exquisite music of the Romantic era by Brahms, Elgar and Richard Strauss
Add to my Calendar 16-02-2020 16:00 16-02-2020 18:00 36 Somerset Chamber Choir Concert - Songfest The end of the 19th century saw the finest flowering of the Romantic spirit in Art. Musicians and poets alike were inspired by the visible landscape of Europe and the inner landscape of the soul, creating some of the most gorgeous choral music in the entire repertoire. Somerset Chamber Choir is pleased to be presenting a selection of works by Brahms, Strauss and Elgar, spanning just 27 years in the composition, but covering a wealth of human experience. Poetry by Alfred Tennyson, lice Elgar, Joseph von Eichendorff, Friedrich Rückert and others is set to music expressing love and loss, sorrow and ecstasy, by three of the greatest Romantic composers, each of whom is also represented by sublime songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. Featuring several rarely-performed gems alongside some well-loved classics, this will be an uplifting and inspiring concert. Kings College Chapel, Taunton DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Kings College Chapel
South Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3LA
England
Programme
Richard Strauss – Sieben vierstimmige Lieder, AV 67
Richard Strauss – Allerseelen
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op.27 no.4
Johannes Brahms – Tafellied, Op.93b
Johannes Brahms – Neue Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op.65
Johannes Brahms – Wie Melodien zieht es mir, Op.105 no.1
Johannes Brahms – Die Mainacht, Op.43 no.2
Johannes Brahms – Gypsy Songs, Op.103: selection
Edward Elgar – My Love dwelt in a Northern Land, Op.18 no.3
Edward Elgar – There is Sweet Music, Op.53 no.1
Edward Elgar – In Moonlight, Op.50 (arr. from 'In the South')
Edward Elgar – Pleading, Op.48
Edward Elgar – A Child asleep
Edward Elgar – From the Bavarian Highlands, Op.27
Performers
Richard Laing – Conductor
Karen Wise – mezzo-soprano
Anita D'Attellis – piano
Somerset Chamber Choir
Programme Note
The end of the 19th century saw the finest flowering of the Romantic spirit in Art. Musicians and poets alike were inspired by the visible landscape of Europe and the inner landscape of the soul, creating some of the most gorgeous choral music in the entire repertoire.
Somerset Chamber Choir is pleased to be presenting a selection of works by Brahms, Strauss and Elgar, spanning just 27 years in the composition, but covering a wealth of human experience. Poetry by Alfred Tennyson, lice Elgar, Joseph von Eichendorff, Friedrich Rückert and others is set to music expressing love and loss, sorrow and ecstasy, by three of the greatest Romantic composers, each of whom is also represented by sublime songs for mezzo-soprano and piano. Featuring several rarely-performed gems alongside some well-loved classics, this will be an uplifting and inspiring concert.
