Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mark Padmore & Mitsuko Uchida
Part of the Oxford Beethoven Festival
Part of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra 2021/22 Season
Add to my Calendar 08-12-2021 19:30 08-12-2021 21:30 36 Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra: Mark Padmore & Mitsuko Uchida The lives and works of Beethoven and Schubert are tightly bound. An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved) was the first coherent cycle of related songs ever created, a passionate paean to love in the allegorical form of a hymn to nature that extends techniques Beethoven used in his ‘Pastoral’ symphony. Schubert stood on Beethoven’s shoulders, raising the level of art song still further. His own collection Schwanengesang echoes Beethoven’s in its themes of lost love, distance and communion with nature. Few artists get to the heart and soul of this music like Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3AZ
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98
Franz Schubert – Schwanengesang, D.957
Performers
Mark Padmore – Tenor
Mitsuko Uchida – piano
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Programme Note
The lives and works of Beethoven and Schubert are tightly bound. An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved) was the first coherent cycle of related songs ever created, a passionate paean to love in the allegorical form of a hymn to nature that extends techniques Beethoven used in his ‘Pastoral’ symphony. Schubert stood on Beethoven’s shoulders, raising the level of art song still further. His own collection Schwanengesang echoes Beethoven’s in its themes of lost love, distance and communion with nature. Few artists get to the heart and soul of this music like Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida.