30. Lotte Betts-Dean, Natalie Burch: Valentin Silvestrov's Quiet Songs
19 October 2022, 9:45pm - 10:45pm
To conclude today’s events, we turn to the Quiet Songs of the leading Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. This monumental cycle, nearly two hours long, is a contemporary masterpiece. Tonight we will hear a substantial part of the cycle performed by Lotte Betts-Dean (a former Oxford Lieder Young Artist) and Natalie Burch, with a 15-minute introduction given by Philip Ross Bullock. This promises to be an unforgettable occasion.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
All our seating is unreserved; please arrive in good time to take your seat. For groups of more than 10, please phone or email the box office to book your tickets.
The event duration is approximately 1 hour and there will be no interval. There will be 45 minutes of the cycle with 15 minutes of intruduction from Philip Ross Bullock.
TICKETS AND PASSES
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Programme
- Valentin Silvestrov (1937)
- Quiet Songs: 1. Five Songs (1975)
- Boljashchij dukh vrachuet pesnopen'e, 'Prelude: Song can tend the ailing spirit'
- There Were Some Storms and Blizzards
- La Belle Dame Sans Merci
- O Melancholy Time!
- Farewell, O World, O Earth
- Autumn Song (1975) Op. 56 no.1 from Quiet Songs: 2. Eleven Songs
- Swamps and Marshes (1975) from Quiet Songs: 2. Eleven Songs
- Quiet Songs: 4. Five Songs (1975)
Artists
Series
14 October 2022 | 11:00am