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On the Wings of a Song, Helen Charlston and Consone Quartet
Part of the Brighton Early Music 2025 Festival
Add to my Calendar 26-10-2025 19:30 26-10-2025 21:30 36 On the Wings of a Song, Helen Charlston and Consone Quartet Join us in an intimate evening of song, featuring Robert Schumann’s beguiling Frauenliebe und -leben alongside enchanting music infused with the imagery of nature by Clara Schumann and Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. With new arrangements for string quartet and voice, this programme captures the emotional directness of chamber music, evoking everyday love, life and longing. St George's Church, Brighton and Hove DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St George's Church
St George's Road
Kemptown
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN2 1ED
England
Programme
Clara Schumann – Sechs Lieder, Op.13
Clara Schumann – Ich stand in dunklen Träumen, Op.13 no.1
Clara Schumann – Sie liebten sich beide, Op.13 no.2
Clara Schumann – Liebeszauber, Op.13 no.3
Clara Schumann – Der Mond kommt still gegangen, Op.13 no.4
Clara Schumann – Ich hab’ in Deinem Auge, Op.13 no.5
Clara Schumann – Die stille Lotosblume, Op.13 no.6
Felix Mendelssohn – 4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op.81
~ Interval ~
Felix Mendelssohn – Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op.34 no.2 (Heine)
Fanny Mendelssohn – Die Mainacht, Op.9 no.6
Fanny Mendelssohn – Mayenlied, Op.1 no.4
Fanny Mendelssohn – Die Liebende schreibt, Op.86 no.3
Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und leben, Op.42
Performers
Helen Charlston – mezzo-soprano
Consone Quartet
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Programme Note
Join us in an intimate evening of song, featuring Robert Schumann’s beguiling Frauenliebe und -leben alongside enchanting music infused with the imagery of nature by Clara Schumann and Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.
With new arrangements for string quartet and voice, this programme captures the emotional directness of chamber music, evoking everyday love, life and longing.
