This evening concert is part of the EU project Songs of Travel and reflects different aspects of travel, both physical and spiritual. We will be immersed in music originating from many geographical locations and often related to dramatic contexts.
Traveling is a magical phenomenon, which transforms the old person into a new person. From this point of view, our life is a journey with the final destination of meeting our death." - Hawar Tawfiq
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Sergei Prokofiev 'sHebrew Overture was written in 1919 in the USA, inspired by a collection of Jewish folk melodies. The work is written for the unusual combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano, and the sound world is reminiscent of Klezmer and other Jewish music.
This is followed by a selection of short works for solo piano by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, performed by Daria van der Bercken. Silvestrov's deeply meditative and atmospheric piano music has been described as 'silent songs', expressing a longing for the lost and the eternal.
The festival's second commissioned work is by the Kurdish composer Hawar Tawfiq, now based in the Netherlands. Written for chamber ensemble and voice, Voyage is based on texts by the 13th century Persian poet and mystic Jalal al-din Rumi. Rumi's poems express Sufi mysticism and use rich images and symbols to depict the boundlessness of love and the essence of religion.
Chopin's Ballade in F minor, one of his most popular and dramatic works for piano, performed by Finghin Collins. The ballad is an example of Chopin's genius for creating a story with music that evokes strong emotions in the listener. Chopin wrote the ballad between 1842 and 1843, during a period when he was traveling between Paris and Nohant, where he lived with his beloved George Sand.
The concert ends with Ralph Vaughan-Williams ' song cycle Songs of Travel with lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. The songs depict the experiences and reflections of a traveler and express wanderlust, beauty, love, doubt, loneliness and spirituality. Vaughan-Williams wrote the songs between 1901 and 1904 and they have become one of his most frequently performed works.
Sergei Prokofiev - Hebrew Overture
Valentin Silvestrov
from Three Bagatelles op.1
ur 4 pieces op.2
Hawar Tawfiq - Voyage (premiere)
-PAUS
Frederic Chopin - Ballade no 4 in F minor
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Songs of Travel
This evening concert is part of the EU project Songs of Travel and reflects different aspects of travel, both physical and spiritual. We will be immersed in music originating from many geographical locations and often related to dramatic contexts.
Traveling is a magical phenomenon, which transforms the old person into a new person. From this point of view, our life is a journey with the final destination of meeting our death." - Hawar Tawfiq
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Sergei Prokofiev 'sHebrew Overture was written in 1919 in the USA, inspired by a collection of Jewish folk melodies. The work is written for the unusual combination of clarinet, string quartet and piano, and the sound world is reminiscent of Klezmer and other Jewish music.
This is followed by a selection of short works for solo piano by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, performed by Daria van der Bercken. Silvestrov's deeply meditative and atmospheric piano music has been described as 'silent songs', expressing a longing for the lost and the eternal.
The festival's second commissioned work is by the Kurdish composer Hawar Tawfiq, now based in the Netherlands. Written for chamber ensemble and voice, Voyage is based on texts by the 13th century Persian poet and mystic Jalal al-din Rumi. Rumi's poems express Sufi mysticism and use rich images and symbols to depict the boundlessness of love and the essence of religion.
Chopin's Ballade in F minor, one of his most popular and dramatic works for piano, performed by Finghin Collins. The ballad is an example of Chopin's genius for creating a story with music that evokes strong emotions in the listener. Chopin wrote the ballad between 1842 and 1843, during a period when he was traveling between Paris and Nohant, where he lived with his beloved George Sand.
The concert ends with Ralph Vaughan-Williams ' song cycle Songs of Travel with lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson. The songs depict the experiences and reflections of a traveler and express wanderlust, beauty, love, doubt, loneliness and spirituality. Vaughan-Williams wrote the songs between 1901 and 1904 and they have become one of his most frequently performed works.
Sergei Prokofiev - Hebrew Overture
Valentin Silvestrov
from Three Bagatelles op.1
ur 4 pieces op.2
Hawar Tawfiq - Voyage (premiere)
-PAUS
Frederic Chopin - Ballade no 4 in F minor
Ralph Vaughan-Williams - Songs of Travel
