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From Sunrise to Sunset

Paul Barritt violin
Katy Thomson soprano
Ana Manastireanu piano

“The forest world is waking, a thousand leaves are beginning to gleam”, writes Charles Ives.
This hour of sublime music from Beethoven, Saint-Saëns and Ives, with settings of literature in three different languages, is a journey that explores the most profound meanings of nature. The sunrise and Spring themes in the first half of the programme symbolise new beginnings, representing a fresh start, hope and promise; sunset and evening themes in the second half symbolise endings, closure and peace, acknowledging the beauty of letting go.

Charles Ives ‘Sunrise’ (soprano, violin and piano)
Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, ‘Spring’
Strauss Vier Letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
– Frühling (Spring)
– September
– Beim Schlafengehen (Falling Asleep)
– Im Abendrot (At Sunset)
Saint-Saëns Violons dans le soir (Violins in the evening) (soprano, violin and piano)