A Charm of Lullabies

New Paths Collective: Britten, Schubert and more
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Thursday
10 September
18:00—19:10
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A Charm of Lullabies

Classical Piano Viola Voice Weekday
Thursday
10 September
18:00—19:10
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Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)

Jane Atkins (viola)

Libby Burgess (piano)

From Beverley to Bechstein Hall, exceptional artists from Yorkshire’s acclaimed New Paths Music Festival present a new series of rush-hour performances pairing song cycles by Britten (who died 50 years ago this year) with major instrumental sonatas.

 

This evening’s recital opens with Schubert’s lyrical masterpiece, the Arpeggione Sonata. The concert is centred around Britten’s cycle, A Charm of Lullabies. In it, Britten sets five diverse texts unified by the themes of night and sleep, including poems by Burns and Blake.

 

These themes are echoed in Grace Williams’ mystical Songs of Sleep – settings poetry of Fletcher, Campion and Tennyson. Finally in Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby) the Virgin Mary asks the wind and trees of the forest to be still so her baby can sleep in peace: the luscious sonorities of viola and mezzo-soprano combine in Brahms’ much-loved Viola Songs.

Programme

SCHUBERT: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D. 821
I. Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Allegretto
BRITTEN: A Charm of Lullabies
I. A Cradle Song
II. The Highland Balou
III. Sephestia's Lullaby
IV. A Charm
V. The Nurse's Song
GRACE WILLIAMS: Songs of Sleep
I. Sleep, Wayward Thoughts
II. The Cypress Curtain of the Night
III. Care-Charming Sleep
BRAHMS: Two Songs for Voice, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
I. Gestillte Sehnsucht
II. Geistliches Wiegenlied

Please note: This event is organised by an independent third party. Bechstein Hall is not responsible or liable for any ticket price changes, programme alterations, or artist substitutions.

 

Join us for a drink! The bar is open before and after the performance.
Serving until 22:00.