Vocal Arts DC

Kennedy Center, Washington DC

Terrace Theater

30 November 2018,  7.30pm

 

Simon Keenlyside, baritone

Malcolm Martineau, piano

 

Photo: Patti Lynn Miller

 

Programme 

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 

Liebesbotschaft
Alinde
Ständchen
An die Leier
Nachtstück
An den Mond in einer Herbstnacht
Herbstlied
Abschied

Francis Poulenc

Le travail du peintre, FP 161 13’
I. Pablo Picasso
II. Marc Chagall
III. Georges Braque
IV. Juan Gris
V. Paul Klee
VI. Joan Miró
VII. Jacques Villon

Interval

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Nachtigallen schwingen
Verzagen
Über die Heide
O kühler Wald
Nachtwandler
Es schauen die Blumen

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Paganini
Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire:
I. L’anguille
II. Carte postale
III. Avant le cinéma
IV. 1904

Suite française, FP 80 (piano solo)
Pavane

Maurice Ravel (1875-1837)

Histoires naturelles, M. 50
I. Le paon
II. Le grillon
III. Le cygne
IV. Le martin-pêcheur
V. La pintade

Encores

Fauré: Le Secret

Schubert: L’incanto degli occhi

Schubert:  Heidenröslein

 

Photo Gallery

All photographs by Patti Lynn Miller

 

Sound bites

WashingtonClassicalReview, 01.12.18, Charles T Downey

“….But it was in the French music that Keenlyside most excelled. A creature of the stage, he responded to their often rambling narratives and musical volatility with manic energy….”

MDTheatreGuide, 03.12.18, Erin Ridge

“…..This recital was, without a doubt, the most thrilling, moving, and inspired art song recital DC has seen in some time. The talents of Keenlyside and Martineau as seasoned performers brought an entirely new level of perception to these classic songs that touched the heart and mind with lasting effect and solidified the importance of continuing the tradition to perform and appreciate art song…..”