Katie Bray & Sholto Kynoch: Viardot and her Circle
25 April 2025, 7:30pm - 8:50pm
Katie Bray makes a welcome return to Oxford for this programme inspired by the music of Pauline Viardot, together with pianist Sholto Kynoch. As well as songs by Viardot herself, they include songs and piano works from the extraordinarily wide circle of composers who surrounded Viardot, from Liszt and Chopin to Saint-Saëns, Berlioz and Brahms.
The full programme for this concert will be announced shortly.
This event is part of our annual Spring Song weekend, click here for full details.
Programme
- Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910)
- Chanson de la pluie
- Fleur Desséchée VWV 1018 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- La Mésange VWV 1042 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
- Faites-lui mes aveux
- Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910)
- Berceuse Cosaque VWV 1067 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- Evocation VWV 1041 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- Chant du Soir VWV 1063 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- Géorgienne VWV 1066 from Douze mélodies sur des poésies Russes
- Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)
- Warum willst du and're fragen? (1840) Op. 37 no.11 (Op. 12 no.3) from Zwölf Gedichte aus „Liebesfrühling“
- Liebst du um Schönheit (1840) Op. 37 no.4 (Op.12 no.2) from Zwölf Gedichte aus „Liebesfrühling“
- Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910)
- Les filles de Cadix
- Coquette from 12 Mazurkas for voice and piano
~~~ Interval ~~~
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
- Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (1877) Op. 47 from Samson et Dalila
- Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910)
- Serenata Fiorentina from Canti populari toscani
- C’era una volta from Canti populari toscani
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
- Die Liebende schreibt (1847) Op. 86 no.3 from Six Songs
- Pauline Viardot (1821 - 1910)
- Povera me! from Canti populari toscani
- La Innamorata from Canti populari toscani
- Morirò (1880) from Canti populari toscani
- Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
- Va! Laisse couler mes larmes
