2018.11.30 Vocal Arts DC, Washington
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…..”
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