Echoes of Pushkin and his People: Russian songs and influences
Aleksandr Pushkin (1799-1837) was Russia’s premier poet and novelist during the Romantic era, and he inspired writers and composers throughout the world with his passionate and socio-political portrayals of his homeland. In this program, Florestan explores Russia’s musical and literary history with lush settings of Pushkin and other evocative texts. Featuring songs by Glinka, Dargomyzshky, Rachmaninoff and many other composers, along with Benjamin Britten’s fascinating cycle on Pushkin texts for soprano and piano, The Poet’s Echo.
Anton Belov, bariton / Meng-Chun Lin, soprano / Alison d’Amato, piano
Saturday, September 6, 2008 • 7:00 pm,
Rubendall Recital Hall, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
From Goethe to the Wunderhorn: Songs of German Romanticism
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s novel, Wilhelm Meister’s Lehrjahre, captivated and inspired a generation of Romantic writers around the turn of the 19th century. From Goethe to the introspective poetry of Friedrich Hölderlin, to the fantasy-filled fairy tales of Ludwig Tieck, to the folk song collection des Knaben Wunderhorn, the mystery, longing and beauty of these Romantic texts has been captured in song by composers from the 19th century to the present day. Join Florestan Recital Project for an evening of German Lieder, featuring songs by some of Germany’s most beloved 19th century composers: Schubert, Brahms, Wolf, and Mahler, plus more contemporary settings by Hanns Eisler and Benjamin Britten.
Joe Dan Harper, tenor / Quinn Patrick, mezzo soprano / Anne Kissel Harper, piano
Friday, October 17, 2008 • 7:00 pm
Rubendall Recital Hall, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
Florestan Recital Project CD Release Party: The Complete Songs of Daniel Pinkham, vols. 1 and 2
Sunday, November 30, 2008
King's Chapel, Boston MA
Concert of Italian Song, featuring Benjamin Britten’s Michelangelo Sonnets
Artists TBA
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Rubendall Recital Hall, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
"Sacred and Profane," featuring Benjamin Britten's Sonnets of John Donne and Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
Joe Dan Harper, tenor / Anne Kissel Harper, piano / Aaron Engebreth, baritone / Alison d'Amato, piano
Friday, March 20, 2009
Rubendall Recital Hall, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA
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