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Wesendonck Lieder | Art Songs by Russian & Austrian Composers

Wesendonck Lieder

Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91 by Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
1. Der Engel (“The Angel”), composed November 1857
2. Stehe still! (“Be Still!”), composed February 1858
3. Im Treibhaus – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde (“In the Greenhouse”), composed May 1858
4. Schmerzen (“Sorrows”), composed December 1857
5. Träume – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde (“Dreams”), composed December 1857

Victoria Chaussee, mezzo-soprano
Maria Khavin, piano

Art Songs by Russian and Austrian Composers

The Statue at Tsarskoye-Selo by Cesar Cui (1835–1918)

Sumerki (“Twilight”) Op. 21, No. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Sred shumnovo bala (“Amid the din of the ball”) Op. 38, No. 3 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)

Smert’ (“Death”) Op. 57, No. 5 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

In dem Schatten meiner Locken (“In the Shadow of my Tresses”) by Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)

Kennst du das Land (“Do you know the land where the lemons blossom”) by Hugo Wolf

Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (“Only he who knows yearning”) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Susan Strick, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

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Music for Bassoon, Violin, & Piano

Bassoon Music by Ravel, Schumann, & Mignone

Piece en forme de Habanera (“Piece in the style of a Habanera”), for bassoon and piano by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Three Romances, Op. 94, for bassoon and piano by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
1. Nicht schnell (“not fast”)
2. Einfach, innig (“simple, heartfelt”)
3. Nicht schnell

Brittany Harrington, bassoon
Sophia Chou, piano

Macunaima, Valsa sem carater (“Waltz with no character”) from Sixteen Waltzes for Solo Bassoon by Francisco Mignone (1897–1986)

Brittany Harrington, bassoon

Echoes of Light and Memory: Music for Violin and Piano

Graceful Ghost Rag by William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Les Soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon (“Evenings Lit by the Burning Coals”) by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

Violin Sonata in A Major by César Franck (1822–1890)
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro

Rosie Jeong Kim (guest artist), violin
Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

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French Songs | Piano Solos by Piazzolla, Debussy, & Rachmaninoff

French Songs

Beau soir (“Beautiful evening”) by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Nocturne by César Franck (1822–1890)
Après un rêve (“After a dream”) by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Clair de Lune (“Moonlight”) by Claude Debussy
Chanson d’avril (“April song”) by Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
Le temps des lilas (“Lilac time”) by Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)
Aimons-nous (“Let us love”) by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Lin Chen, soprano
Sophia Chou, piano

Piano Solos by Piazzolla, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff

Adiós Nonino (“Tango – Rhapsody”) by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

Reverie by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5
Prelude in C minor, Op. 23, No. 7

Joyce Gibb, piano

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Taffanel Wind Quintet | French Songs

Wind Quintet

Wind Quintet by Claude-Paul Taffanel (1844–1908), arr. for alternate voicing by Gail Perstein
I. Allegro con moto
II. Andante
III. Vivace

Sharon Jung and Bernard Shapiro, oboes
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, English horn
Eric Shankland, bassoon

French Songs

Beau soir (“Beautiful evening”) by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Nocturne by César Franck (1822–1890)
Après un rêve (“After a dream”) by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Clair de Lune (“Moonlight”) by Claude Debussy
Chanson d’avril (“April song”) by Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
Le temps des lilas (“Lilac time”) by Ernest Chausson (1855–1899)
Aimons-nous (“Let us love”) by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Lin Chen, soprano
Sophia Chou, piano

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Echoes of Love and Longing

Echoes of Love and Longing:
Vocal Solos and Duets from Lieder and Art Songs

Gretchen am Spinnrade (“Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel”) by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Du Bist die Ruh (“You are rest and peace”) by Franz Schubert

Die Nacht (“The Night”) by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Allerseelen (“All Souls’ Day”) by Richard Strauss
Befreit (“Released”) by Richard Strauss

Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen (“Do you know when my little girl”) by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Wir Wandelten (“We Wandered”) by Johannes Brahms
Duet: Phänomen (“Phenomenon”) by Johannes Brahms

Notre amour (“Our love”) by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Les roses d’Ispahan (“The roses of Ispahan”) by Gabriel Fauré
Duet: Les trois oiseaux (“The three birds”) by Léo Delibes (1836–1891)

Ständchen (“Serenade”) by Franz Schubert
Vergebliches Ständchen (“Futile love”) by Johannes Brahms
Ständchen by Richard Strauss

Après un rêve (“After a dream”) by Gabriel Fauré
September from Vier letzte Lieder (“Four Last Songs”) by Richard Strauss

Duet: Die Schwestern (“The Sisters”) by Johannes Brahms

Rachel Anne Moore, soprano
Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano

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