A French Songbook: Véronique Gens & Susan Manoff
24 October 2018, 8:00pm 17 May 2024 - 6:13pm
Véronique Gens is one of the world’s most sought-after singers, renowned most of all for her interpretation of French mélodie, together with American pianist Susan Manoff. We are thrilled to bring them to Oxford for the first time for a recital of songs by Gounod, Massenet, Duparc and others. An unmissable Festival highlight.
This concert is presented in association with Music at Oxford, promoters of prestigious orchestras, ensembles and soloists throughout the year. For details of their season, see their website: www.musicatoxford.com.
Please note this programme was amended on 9 August 2018.
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Programme
- Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
- Ou voulez-vous aller? (1839)
- Le soir (1840) 1840-1842
- Sérénade (1857)
- Mignon (1871)
- Viens, les gazons sont verts (1875)
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- Prince Edmond de Polignac (1834 - 1901)
- Lamento
- Ernest Chausson (1855 - 1899)
- La chanson bien douce (1898) vi. 1898 from Deux Poèmes, Op. 34
- Le temps des lilas (1886)
- Hébé Op. 2 no.6 (1882) vi. 1882
- Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
- Nuit d'Espagne (1872)
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- Henri Duparc (1848 - 1933)
- L'invitation au voyage (1870)
- Romance de Mignon (1869)
- La vie antérieure (1884)
- Chanson triste (1868)
- Reynaldo Hahn (1873 - 1947)
- Mai (1891)
- Les cygnes (1894) 1893-1894
- Le rossignol des lilas
- Trois jours de vendagne (1891)
- Néère (1900) from Études latines
- Lydé (1900) from Études latines
- Pholoé (1900) from Études latines
- Phyllis (1900) from Études latines
- Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
- Le rat de ville et le rat de champs (1842) from Six Fables de La Fontaine
- Le corbeau et le renard (1842) from Six Fables de La Fontaine
Artists
Series
12 October 2018 | 9:00am