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Beethoven and Britten Art Songs


Details

Lara Saldanha full profile / Tenor and piano / 2 musicians

Other players: Michael Celentano


Full program notes

Beethoven, To the Distant Beloved

Benjamin Britten, Folk Songs from Ireland
Avenging and Bright
Sail On, Sail On
How Sweet the Answer
The Minstrel Boy
At the Mid Hour of Night
Rich and Rare
Dear Harp of My Country!
Oft in the Stilly Night
The Last Rose of Summer
O the Sight Entrancing


Historical context

For most of its history, art song was a genre that took place exclusively salons, an intimate collaboration between pianist and singer for friends. We are bringing it back to the living room in this program of Beethoven’s song cycle To the Distant Beloved, paired with Britten’s Irish folk song arrangements!


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