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All of these works capture the essence of German Romantic song. “Missa Kenya” and “Alleluia,” Paul Basler’s vibrant settings for mixed chorus, horn and piano, provide a beautiful balance ...
Two rich examples of German romantic repertoire from around 1850 – Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Schumann’s Rhenish Symphony – were preceded by an American romantic piece from roughly ...
Normally, hearing so many German Romantic songs all concerning the agonies of ecstasies of love in a single evening might test the patience of even the most devoted lieder lover, but not this time.
In an email Sunday, Hobbs said that, in addition to the need to find something German and romantic to fit the program, he settled on the Strauss songs because of the opportunity they afforded to ...
The trio will perform various combinations together including rare French romantic pieces for soprano, flute and piano by René Rabey, Léo Sachs and Edmond Sténosse; a set of German romantic ...
We think of Romantic impetus as waning in the first third of the 1800s. Not at all in German music: When Franz Schubert died in 1829, he had composed 634 songs in his short life of 31 years.
Last week marked the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, ending more than two centuries of hostility between Germany and France. The song "Goettingen," written by a young Jewish French singer ...