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Romanticism's Last Stand

Live from the Barbican. Edward Gardner and the 蜜芽传媒 SO in Schoenberg and Oskar Fried's responses to Dehmel's poem Transfigured Night with singers Stuart Skelton and Christine Rice.

In the last decade of the nineteenth century, musical Romanticism was breathing its last, reaching heights of passion that would deliver some of the most moving music in history. Written two years apart, both Arnold Schoenberg and Oskar Fried鈥檚 responses to Richard Dehmel's well-known poem on love鈥檚 power to transform and transcend share a lusciousness and warmth that could only have come from 1890s Vienna. That was the time and place where Schoenberg met his hero, Johannes Brahms, and soon decided to rework a Brahms piano quartet known for its good-natured energy and drive.

Leh谩r鈥檚 Tone Poem Fieber for tenor and orchestra, written during World War I, sets words by Erwin Weill describing the hallucinations of a dying soldier. Tenor Stuart Skelton makes a welcome return to the 蜜芽传媒 SO to perform this extraordinary and heart-rending delve into Romanticism鈥檚 last stand. Edward Gardner conducts.

Presented by Martin Handley

Schoenberg: Verkl盲rte Nacht
Oskar Fried: Verkl盲rte Nacht, Op.9*#
Franz Leh谩r: Fieber#

8.30
Interval

Franz Schreker: Der Wind
Stefan Arzberger (violin)
Matthias Moosdorf (cello)
Marco Thomas (clarinet)
Clemens Roger (horn)
Olga Gollej (piano)

Zemlinsky: Albumblatt (Albumleaf)
Silke Avenhaus (piano)

Zemlinksy: String Quintet in D Minor o.O 2nd movement prestissimo
Bartholdy Quintet

8.50
Part 2

Brahms arr. Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor

Christine Rice (Mezzo-soprano)*
Stuart Skelton (Tenor)*#
蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner (Conductor)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Mar 2020 19:30
蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Verklarte Nacht

    Conductor: Edward Gardner. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Oskar Fried

    Verklarte Nacht

    Performer: Christine Rice. Performer: Stuart Skelton. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Franz Leh谩r

    Fieber

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Franz Schreker

    Der Wind

    Performer: Stefan Arzberger. Performer: Matthias Moosdorf. Performer: Marco Thomas. Performer: Clemens Roger. Performer: Olga Gollej.
    • MDG.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Quartet No.1 in G Minor Op.25

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.

  • Teresa Carre帽o

    La Corbeille de Feurs, Op.9

    Performer: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Teresa Carreno: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Nimbus.
    • 5.

  • Teresa Carre帽o

    Un bal en r锚ve

    Performer: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Teresa Carreno: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Nimbus.
    • 7.

  • Teresa Carre帽o

    La Fausse Note Op.39

    Performer: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Teresa Carreno: Clara Rodriguez.
    • Nimbus.
    • 9.

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Mar 2020 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3

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