Archived Event

Reason in Madness
Carolyn Sampson soprano; Joseph Middleton piano
Date
Wed 26 Jul 2017, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
  • Joseph Middletonpiano

Programme

      • Sechs Gesänge Op. 107
        :
      • Die Spinnerin No. 4
      • Herzeleid No. 1
  • Hugo Wolf
    1860-1903
      • Goethe Lieder
        :
      • Mignon Lieder

Interval

      • 5 chansons de Bilitis Op. 39
        :
      • No. 1 Hymne à Astarté
      • 5 chansons de Bilitis Op. 39
        :
      • No. 5 Epitaphe de Bilitis
      • Chansons de Shakespeare Op. 28
        :
      • Chanson d'Ophélie

Overview

Strikingly individual musical responses to theandrogynous Mignon and tormented Ophelia,respective creations of Goethe and Shakespeare,occupy the heart of Carolyn Sampson’s programmeof German and French songs.

She and JosephMiddleton include Strauss’s breath-taking mad songsand close with Poulenc’s monologue on the themeof suicidal despair played out at the gaming tablesof Monte Carlo.

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