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Claire Booth & Christopher Glynn: Mussorgsky & Rimsky-Korsakov
Lunchtime
Part of the Oxford Lieder Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 16-10-2022 11:45 16-10-2022 13:45 36 Claire Booth & Christopher Glynn: Mussorgsky & Rimsky-Korsakov This recital explores one of the closest of friendships between composers. Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov were both part of the ‘Mighty Handful’ of Russian composers: they lived together as young men and Mussorgsky was Rimsky-Korsakov’s best man. Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn perform songs and piano works by both composers, including parts of Mussorgsky’s 'The Nursery', alongside early Debussy songs that were heavily influenced by the Russian composers. For more information, or to view a full programme, please visit our website. You may wish to view this event in conjunction with the pre-concert talk, given by Philip Bullock. Further details may be found at https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/event/1440 Levine Building - Trinity College, Oxford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Levine Building - Trinity College
Oxford University
Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3BH
England
Programme
Modest Mussorgsky – The Nursery
Claude Debussy – Fetes Galantes, set 1: Fantoches
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov – 4 Romances, Op.27
Performers
Claire Booth – soprano
Christopher Glynn – piano
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Programme Note
This recital explores one of the closest of friendships between composers. Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov were both part of the ‘Mighty Handful’ of Russian composers: they lived together as young men and Mussorgsky was Rimsky-Korsakov’s best man. Claire Booth and Christopher Glynn perform songs and piano works by both composers, including parts of Mussorgsky’s 'The Nursery', alongside early Debussy songs that were heavily influenced by the Russian composers.
For more information, or to view a full programme, please visit our website.
You may wish to view this event in conjunction with the pre-concert talk, given by Philip Bullock. Further details may be found at https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/event/1440
