Friday 22 October, 2010
7.30pmThe King's Singers
Nightsong
Roger Vignoles piano
Programme:
Brahms: Nachtwache 2
Schubert: Zur guten Nacht
Mendelssohn: Fruehlingsahnung; Die Primel; Fruehlingsfeier
Brahms: An die Heimat
Schubert: Grab und Mond
Reger: Nachtlied
Schubert: Der Gondelfahrer
Schumann: Der Eidgenossen Nachtwache
Rheinberger: Um Mitternacht
Brahms: Der Abend
Strauss: Traumlicht
Britten: Choral Dances from Gloriana
Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
Comedian Harmonists: Tea for Two; Mein kleinergruener Kaktus; Wochenend und Sonnenschein
The King's Singers are joined by pianist Roger Vignoles for this programme of music from Germany and England.
The first half contains music from the German Romantic period. The 19th Century saw the wider availability of both pianos and printed music and these developments led to the growth of Hausmusik or salon music. Composers such as Schubert, Schumann and Brahms produced large quantities of wonderful part songs, which became popular for performance at home.
The second half starts with music by Benjamin Britten, including his Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, written in 1943 for a group of friends held captive in Germany. The concert ends with a group of songs from the repertoire of the celebrated German harmony group, The Comedian Harmonists, who flourished in the 1920s and 30s.
The King's Singers' Cadogan Hall Season:
Thursday 29th April - A German Vespers
Friday 22nd October- Nightsong
Sunday 19th December - Joy to the World
Tickets*:
£22.50, £20, £17.50, £15
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Concessions*:
Student tickets: £10
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Special Offers*:
Encore: top price tickets £15
Series offer: buy tickets for 2 or more King's Singers concerts and get 15% off
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