Scenes From Childhood: Mhairi Lawson, Stephan Loges & Eugene Asti

17 October 2016, 1:10pm 18 May 2024 - 2:50pm

A star-studded concert for the first of our lunchtime series features excerpts from Schumann's 'Album for the Young' as well as his settings of the child poet Elisabeth Kulmann and songs by Mendelssohn and Brahms.

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Programme

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Melodie (1848) Op. 68 no.1

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Marienwürmchen (1849) Op. 79 no.13 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Des Sennen Abschied (1849) Op. 79 no.22 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Der Sandmann (1849) Op. 79 no.12 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Kinderwacht (1849) Op. 79 no.21 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Schneeglöckchen (1849) Op. 79 no.27 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Lied Lynceus des Türmers (1849) Op. 79 no.27 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend
Die wandelnde Glocke (1849) Op. 79 no.17 21.iv–13.v.1849 from Lieder-Album für die Jugend

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Abschiedslied der Zugvögel (1844) Op. 63 no.2 from Six Duets
O Jugend, o schöne Rosenzeit (1839) Op. 57 no.4
Bei der Wiege (1939) Op. 47 no.6
Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein (1844) Op. 63 no.6 from Six Duets

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Erinnerung (1848) Op. 68 no.28
Der arme Peter (1840) Op. 53 no.3 ? autumn 1840

Sieben Lieder von Elisabeth Kulmann (1851) Op. 104 29.v– 5.vi.1851

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Schwesterlein, schwesterlein, wann gehn wir WoO 33 no.15 from 49 Deutsche Volkslieder
Marienwürmchen (1857) WoO 31 no.13 21.iv–13.v.1849
Sandmännchen (1857) WoO 31 no.4
Wiegenlied (1867) Op. 49 no.4
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück (1873) Op. 63 no.8