Artists
- Nash Ensemble
- Stéphanie d'Oustracmezzo-soprano
- Simon Crawford-Phillipspiano
Archived Event
Weber, Schubert and Spohr
Nash Ensemble; Stéphanie d'Oustrac mezzo-soprano; Simon Crawford-Phillips piano
- Date
- Sat 12 Oct 2019, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Carl Maria von Weber1786-1826
- Scottish National Songs for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano J.295-304:
- Folksongs for voice, flute, violin, cello and piano
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Quartettsatz in C minor D703
- Louis Spohr1784-1859
- Zemire und Azor WoO. 52:
- Rose softly blooming
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- An die Musik D547
- Du bist die Ruh D776
- Gretchen am Spinnrade D118(trans. John Thomas, arranged by Ann Griffiths)
- Nacht und Träume D827
Interval
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- The Trout D667
Overview
The Nash Ensemble’s series Around Schubert opens with a programme including two of Schubert’schamber music masterpieces, the single string quartet movement in C minor and the buoyant ‘Trout’Quintet with double bass. The outstanding French mezzo Stéphanie d’Oustrac sings some of Weber’sarrangements of Scottish folksongs, a Spohr ‘romance’ which was a favourite in the Victorian era, and agroup of Schubert songs which are favourites for all time.
BBC Radio 3 will broadcast this concert on Monday 21 October at 7.30pm and it will be available on BBC Sounds for 30 days