Olaf Bär and Camillo Radicke
19 October 2007, 8:00pm
"One of the noblest baritones in the Lieder field..."
The Independent
Olaf Bär’s last visit to the Festival in 2005 was without doubt one of the highlights of Oxford Lieder’s history to date, and not a recital that anyone present will ever forget. One of the world’s finest baritones, Olaf Bär is especially renowned for his appearances on the song platform. He is joined by pianist Camillo Radicke, who has played with many leading orchestras and conductors and works regularly with Olaf Bär and other singers including Peter Schreier and Juliana Banse.
Their programme begins with a group of songs by Robert Franz, a wonderful romantic composer whose music was greatly admired by Schumann but is only now regaining recognition. These songs, as well as those of Pfitzner and Wolf in the second half of the concert, are settings of the poet Josef von Eichendorff in his anniversary year. Schumann’s Dichterliebe is, justly, one of the most popular works in the entire song repertoire. From the opening notes and the famous words “Im wunderschönen Monat Mai” (“in the wonderful month of May”), this is Schumann at his most lyrical and imaginative, setting one of his favourite poets, Heinrich Heine. This concert is not to be missed, and early booking is strongly recommended!
Robert Franz (1815 - 1892)
Settings of Joseph von Eichendorff (1788 - 1857)
Sonntag
Möcht wissen, was sie schlagen
Romanze
Ich wandre durch die stille Nacht
Jagdlied
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Dichterliebe, op.48 (Heinrich Heine: 1797 - 1856)
i. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai
ii. Aus meinen Tränen spriessen
iii. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne
iv. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'
v. Ich will meine Seele tauchen
vi. Im Rhein, im schönen Strome
vii. Ich grolle nicht, und wenn das Herz auch bricht
viii. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen
ix. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen
x. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen
xi. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen
xii. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
xiii. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet
xiv. Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich
xv. Aus alten Märchen winkt es
xvi. Die alten, bösen Lieder
INTERVAL
Hans Pfitzner (1869 - 1949)
Fünf Lieder, op. 9 (Joseph von Eichendorff)
Der Gärtner
Die Einsame
Im Herbst
Der Kühne
Abschied
Hugo Wolf (1860 - 1903)
Settings of Joseph von Eichendorff
Der Musikant
Verschwiegene Liebe
Das Ständchen
Der Soldat I
Der Soldat II
Der Scholar
Erwartung
Nachtzauber
Liebesglück
Series
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