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date: November 22, 2005
November 22 being the feast day of St. Cecilia, we were impelled to open this Young Artists Recital with a duet from one of Purcell’s Odes; later, we included one of Finzi’s more extended songs, “Ode on the Rejection of St. Cecilia”, and the first published song-cycle of Benjamin Britten, born on her day. Our encore was one of the most famous songs in honour of music. We also celebrated the 200th anniversary of Hans Christian Andersen with groups of songs by Schumann and Grieg. Included were settings of poetry by Adelbert von Chamisso, whose translations of Hans Andersen were used by Schumann.
Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
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Raise, raise the voice! (Ode to St. Cecilia, 1685) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Purcell, Henry | anon. |
Märzveilchen, Op.40/1 | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Muttertraum, Op.40/2 | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Der Soldat, Op.40/3 | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Der Spielmann, Op.40/4 | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Verratene Liebe, Op.40/5 | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schumann, Robert | anon. Greek, trans. Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Die Waise, Op.4/1 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Grieg, Edvard | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Morgenthau, Op.4/2 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Grieg, Edvard | Chamisso, Adelbert von |
Zwei braune Augen, Op.5/1 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Edvard Grieg | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Holstein, Franz von |
Des Dichters Herz, Op.5/2 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Edvard Grieg | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Holstein, Franz von |
Ich liebe dich! Op.5/3 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Edvard Grieg | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Holstein, Franz von |
Mein Sinn ist wie der mächt’ge Fels, Op.5/4 | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Edvard Grieg | Andersen, Hans Christian, trans. Holstein, Franz von |
To a Poet a Thousand Years Hence, Op.13a/1 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Flecker, James Elroy |
On parent knees, Op.13a/2 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | anon. Sanskrit, trans. Jones, Sir William |
Intrada, Op.13a/3 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Traherne, Thomas |
The Birthnight, Op.13a/4 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Mare, Walter de la |
June on Castle Hill, Op.13a/5 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Lucas, Frank Lawrence |
Ode on the Rejection of St. Cecilia, Op.13a/6 (To a Poet) | Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Finzi, Gerald | Barker, George |
Let the florid music praise, Op.11/1 (On This Island) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
Now the leaves are falling fast, Op.11/2 (On This Island) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
Seascape, Op.11/3 (On This Island) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
Nocturne, Op.11/4 (On This Island) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
As it is, plenty, Op.11/5 (On This Island) | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
An die Musik, D547 – ENCORE | Conrad, Brenna, soprano; Adair, Michael, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Schubert, Franz | Schober, Franz von |