Artists
- Nash Ensemble
- James Gilchristtenor
- Richard Watkinshorn
- Alasdair Beatsonpiano
- Roger Vignolespiano
Archived Event
Loewe, Mendelssohn, Reichardt, Schubert and Zelter
Nash Ensemble; James Gilchrist tenor; Richard Watkins horn; Alasdair Beatson piano; Roger Vignoles piano
- Date
- Sat 08 Feb 2020, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Carl Loewe1796-1869
- Songs
- Johann Friedrich Reichardt1752-1814
- Songs
- Carl Friedrich Zelter1758-1832
- Songs
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 13
Interval
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Auf dem Strom D943
- Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat D898
Overview
Sought-after tenor James Gilchristexplores the repertoire of GermanLieder by contemporaries ofSchubert, and adds Schubert’slate song with obbligato horn ‘Aufdem Strom’. The main works in theprogramme are Felix Mendelssohn’sA minor Quartet, with its echoes oflate Beethoven, and Schubert’sB flat Trio, a work of buoyant lyricism.