Brahms's Late Idyll

17 October 2017, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Natasha Loges discusses themes of nostalgia, idyll and resignation in Brahms’s late works, against the backdrop of his adoptive home Vienna. Her talk will be illustrated with songs sung by mezzo-soprano Emma Stannard.

Programme

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn (1887) Op. 103 from Zigeunerlieder, 'Gypsy Songs' (ensemble version)
Wie Melodien (1886) Op. 105 no.1 from Fünf Lieder (Op. 105)
Auf dem Kirchhofe (1886) Op. 105 no.4 from Fünf Lieder (Op. 105)
Ständchen (1885) Op. 106 no.1
Mädchenlied (1886) Op. 107 no.5 from Fünf Lieder