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Songs by Brahms and Strauss
Brahms spent the summer of 1886 at the idyllic lakeside town of Thun in Switzerland, a time that was so productive it is now called his ‘chamber music summer’. His work included five lieder (or songs) whose mood becomes increasingly sombre, starting with ‘Like melodies it steals softly through my mind’ and ‘My slumber grows more and more gentle’ via ‘Lament’ to ‘At the graveyard’ and finishing with ‘Betrayal’. A musical journey indeed.
Strauss wrote his Four Last Songs in 1948 and they became his swan song as he died in 1949 aged 85. The songs treat the subject of death in a mood of calm acceptance, returning to the lush romantic style of his youth. A most touchingly beautiful way for a composer to end his career.
Strauss wrote his Four Last Songs in 1948 and they became his swan song as he died in 1949 aged 85. The songs treat the subject of death in a mood of calm acceptance, returning to the lush romantic style of his youth. A most touchingly beautiful way for a composer to end his career.
Wednesday 21 January
Wyvern Theatre
Theatre Square
Swindon Wiltshire SN1 1QN
Andrea Tweedale soprano accompanied by Paul Turner piano will be performing at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon on Wednesday January 21st at 1.05pm.Tickets for adults are £9.50 (including a theatre levy of £1); students aged 15-18 £3.50; accompanied children aged 14 years and under are admitted free.
A transaction fee of up to £3.95 may apply, whether the transaction is for one or several tickets.
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