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Myths, legends and Nordic landscapes

Jac van Steen and the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales at The Oxford Lieder Festival with soprano Camilla Tilling and bass-baritone Neal Davies in Schubert and Grieg.

For the opening night of The Oxford Lieder Festival, the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and conductor Jac van Steen join soprano Camilla Tilling and bass-baritone Neal Davies for an evening exploring songs of myths and legends. The first half is devoted entirely to Franz Schubert, who was fascinated with classical mythology; his incidental music to the play about Greek legend Princess Rosamunde leads into six of his songs, all orchestrated by other great composers - Brahms, Reger and Berlioz. Two songs by Hugo Wolf are followed by Sibelius's wonderfully evocative tone poem Luonnotar, a depiction of the creation of the world from Finnish folklore, with words from the epic poetry of the Kalevala and sung here by Camilla Tilling. Finally, both Neal and Camilla sing three songs from Grieg's music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt, which was based on a fairy tale about a lonely Norwegian hunter, interspersed with the first suite that Grieg created from the original.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, recorded at Oxford Town Hall last Friday.

Schubert: Rosamunde, D.644 (Overture; Der Vollmond strahlt)
Schubert, arr. Brahms: An schwager Kronos
Schubert, arr. Reger: Prometheus
Schubert, arr. Reger: Du bist die Ruh, D 776 No 3
Schubert, arr. Brahms: Gruppe aus dem Tartarus
Schubert, arr. Brahms: Memnon D 541
Schubert, arr. Berlioz: Der Erlk枚nig

Interval

Wolf, arr. Kahler: Goethe Lieder (Gebet; Anakreons Grab)
Sibelius: Luonnotar, Op 70
Grieg: Peer Gynt (Suite No 1; Solveig's Song; Peer Gynts Serenade; Solveig鈥檚 Cradle Song)

Camilla Tilling (soprano)
Neal Davies (bass-baritone)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Jac van Steen (conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Mon 14 Oct 2019 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Rosamunde Overture (Die Zauberharfe) D 797

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Franz Schubert

    Der Vollmond strahlt auf (Rosamunde, No 3b) D797

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Camilla Tilling.

  • Franz Schubert

    An Schwager Kronos

    Music Arranger: Johannes Brahms. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Franz Schubert

    Prometheus

    Music Arranger: Max Reger. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Franz Schubert

    Du bist die Ruh, D 776

    Music Arranger: Max Reger. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Camilla Tilling.

  • Franz Schubert

    Gruppe aus dem Tartarus, D 583

    Music Arranger: Johannes Brahms. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Franz Schubert

    Memnon, D 541

    Music Arranger: Johannes Brahms. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Singer: Neal Davies. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Franz Schubert

    Erlk枚nig, D 328

    Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Hubert Parry

    Proserpine

    Choir: 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos.

  • Hugo Wolf

    Gebet (M枚rike Lieder)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Hugo Wolf

    Anakreons Grab (Goethe Lieder)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Luonnotar, Op 70

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Camilla Tilling.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (suite No 1, mvt 1 'Morning Mood') Op 46

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (No 19, 'Solvejgs sang') Op 23

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Camilla Tilling.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (suite No 1, mvt 3 'Anitra's Dance') Op 46

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (No 17, 'Peer Gynt's Serenade') Op 23

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Neal Davies.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (suite No 1, mvt 2 'The Death of 脜se') Op 46

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt (No 26, 'Solvejgs vuggevise') Op 23

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen. Singer: Camilla Tilling.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Grieg Peer Gynt (suite No 1, mvt 4 'In the Hall of the Mountain King') Op 46

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in G, H.16.40

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Franz Schubert

    Allegro in A minor D.947 'Lebenssturme'

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Franz Schubert Piano Duets; Steven Osbourne / Paul Lewis.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Oct 2019 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3