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Machynlleth Festival: Songs by Janaček, Dvorák, Grieg, Strauss

Machynlleth Festival, live at St David's Hall in Cardiff. Soprano Natalya Romaniw with pianist Julius Drake perform songs by Janacek, Dvorak, Grieg and Strauss.

Machynlleth Festival live at St David's Hall in Cardiff. In our final concert celebrating music making around Wales, and following the cancellation of the annual summer festival in the historic town's Tabernacle due to the pandemic, Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw and Machynlleth Festival's artistic director, pianist Julius Drake, give a recital of folk-song and art songs exploring themes of nature, country life, love and loss.

Introduced by Nicola Heywood Thomas

Janaček: Moravian Folksongs - Láska; Stálost; Rozmarýn; Muzikanti

Dvorák: Písně Milostné (Love Songs), Op 83 - O naši lasce; V tak nájem srdce mrtvo jest; Kol domu se ted potácím; Zde v lese u potoka; V té sladké moci oči tvých; O duše dráha jedinká

Grieg: Four songs from Op 48 - Grüß; Dereinst Gedanke mein; Zur rosenzeit; Ein Traum

Strauss: Morgen, Op 27 no 4; Allerseelen, Op 10 no 8; Ruhe meine seele. Op 27 no 1; Cäcilie, Op 27 no 2

Meirion Williams: Gwynfyd

Natalya Romaniw, soprano
Julius Drake, piano

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Antonín Dvořák

    6 Songs from Op 83

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    6 Songs from Op 83

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Edvard Grieg

    4 Songs from Op 48

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Richard Strauss

    Songs from Op 27 and Op 10 (extracts)

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Leos Janáček

    Moravian Poetry in Song (extracts)

    Performer: Natalya Romaniw. Performer: Julius Drake.

Broadcast

  • Wed 9 Dec 2020 13:00