Song Recital
Simon Keenlyside
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Ballade des Harfners op. 98a
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Liebesbotschaft D 957
Ständchen D 957
Die Stadt D 957
Der Einsame D 800
An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht D 614
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)
from «Mörike-Lieder»:
Fussreise
Denk’ es, o Seele!
Schlafendes Jesuskind
Auf eine Christblume II
Storchenbotschaft
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Nachtigallen schwingen op. 6/6
Verzagen op. 72/4
Über die Heide op. 86/4
O kühler Wald op. 72/3
Nachtwandler op. 86/3
Es schauen die Blumen op. 96/3
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Voici que le printemps L. 56/(52)
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
En sourdine op. 58/2
Le Papillon et la Fleur op. 1/1
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Histoires naturelles
Duration approx. 2 H. incl. intermission after approx. 50 Min.
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Song recital Simon Keenlyside
Abstract
Song recital Simon Keenlyside
The British baritone Simon Keenlyside and pianist Malcom Martineau dedicate their Zurich recital to German and French song. The two perform Mörike-Lieder by Hugo Wolf, songs from Schubert's Schwanengesang and works by Claude Debussy and Gabriel Fauré. The selected Brahms songs and Maurice Ravel's short song cycle Histoires naturelles, based on animal poems by Jules Renard, bear witness to the fact that Keenlyside originally wanted to become a zoologist and enjoys spending time in the great outdoors: the main roles here are played by a vain peacock, a diligent cricket, a voracious swan, a majestic kingfisher and a funny guinea fowl.