A Tribute to Johannes Brahms

Introduction and historical notes will be provided by George Bozarth, noted Brahms historian.

Two Songs for Alto, viola and piano, Op. 91

  1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Stilled Longing)

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  2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Spiritual Lullaby)

Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano

Johanna Mastenbrook, piano & Carolyn Wyman, viola

Verrat (Betrayal), Op. 105, No. 5

Renwick Hester (guest artist), Bass & Joan Lundquist, piano

Salamander Op. 107, No. 2
Mädchenlied (Maiden’s song) Op. 107, No. 5
Therese Op. 86, No. 1
Vergebliches Ständchen (Futile love) Op. 84, No. 4

Christine Menschner, soprano & Joan Lundquist, piano

Sonata No. 3 in F-minor, Op. 5, No. 2 (Andante Espressivo)

Valentina Rodov, piano

Four Ballads and Romances for voices and piano, Op.75

  1. Edward
  2. Guter Rat (Good Advice)
  3. So lass uns wandern! (So let us wander)
  4. Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night)

Christine Menschner, soprano & Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
Brian Minnick (guest artist), tenor & Joan Lundquist, piano

Sixteen Waltzes, Op. 39

I.      B major, Tempo giusto
II.     E major
III.    G-sharp minor
IV.    E minor, Poco sostenuto
V.     E major, Graziozo
VII.  C-sharp minor, Poco piu Andante
VIII. B-flat major
IX.    D minor
X.     G major
XI.    B minor
XIII. C major
XIV. A minor
XV.  A major

Valentina Rodov & Johanna Mastenbrook, piano 4 hands

Intermission

Liebesliederwaltzer (love song waltzes), Op. 52

  1. Rede, Mädchen, allzu liebes (Speak, girl whom I love all too well)
  2. Am Gesteine rauscht die Flut (The stream dashes against the stones)Waltz
  3. O die Frauen (Oh, women)
  4. Wie des Abends schöne Röthe (Like the beautiful red glow of evening)
  5. Die grüne Hopfenranke (The green hopvine)
  6. Ein kleiner, hübscher Vogel nahm (A little pretty bird took flight)
  7. Wohl schön bewandt war es vorehe (How good and pleasant it was)
  8. Wenn so lind dein Augen mir (When your eyes look at me)
  9. Am Donaustrande (On the banks of the Danube)
  10. O wie sanft die Quelle (Oh, how gently the stream)
  11. Nein, est ist nicht auszukommen mit den Leuten (No, there’s no dealing with people)
  12. Schlosser auf, und mache Schlösser (Locksmith, come, and make locks)
  13. Vögelein durchrauscht die Luft (The little bird flutters through the air)
  14. Sieh, wie ist die Welle klar (See how clear the waters are)
  15. Nachtigall, sie singt so schön (The nightingale sings so beautifully)
  16. Ein dunkeler Schacht ist Liebe. (Love is a dark shaft)
  17. Nicht wandle, mein Licht (Light of my life, don’t walk out there)
  18. Es bebet das Gesträuche (The bushes are quivering)

Full text and translations are available on the LiederNet Archive

Leslie Stark, soprano Kathryn Vinson, alto
Brian Minnick (guest artist), tenor Renwick Hester (guest artist), bass
Johanna Mastenbrook & Valentina Rodov, piano 4 hands

Argentinian and Spanish Piano music

Selections from Suite Española for Piano, Op. 47      Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)

  1. Granada (Serenata)
  2. Cataluña (Curranda)
  3. Sevilla (Sevillanas)
  4. Cadiz (Saeta)

“Danza de la moza donosa” (Dance of the charming young woman) from Danza Argentinas for piano by Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983)

Tango, Op. 165, No. 2 by Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909)

Milonga del ángel by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Two Etudes (in D Major and C Major) by Fernando Sor (1778-1839)

Burgalesa by Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982)

Selections from Cuentos de la Juventud for piano, Op. 1 by Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

No. 1 Dedicatoria (Dedication)
No. 2: La mendiga (The beggar)
No. 4: Cuento Viejo (Old tale)
No. 5: Viniendo de la fuente (Coming from the fountain)
No. 6: Untitled
No. 7: Recuerdos de la Infancia (Memories of childhood)
No. 9: La huerfana (The orphan)

Twelve Spanish Dances for piano, Op. 5, selections by Enrique Granados (1867-1916)

No. 10: Melancólica
No. 2: Oriental
No. 5: Andaluza
No. 4: Villanesca

Karin McCullough, piano

Songs by Rachmaninoff and Faure, Beethoven Piano Sonata

Songs by Gabriel Faure (1845-1962)

Au bord de l’eau
La lune blanche luit dans les bois
Claire de lune
Les berceaux

Amber Rose Johnson, soprano and Asta Vaicekonis, piano

Piano sonata No. 31, Op. 110                           Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Dainius Vaicekonis (guest artist), piano

Songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

Loneliness Op. 21, No. 6
Oh, never sing to me again Op.4, No. 4

“Klänge der Heimat” from Die Fledermaus      Johann Strauss (1825-1899)

Amber Rose Johnson, soprano and Asta Vaicekonis, piano

LMC Opera presents Italian and German Opera, 1780-1840

A pivotal time in opera history, the German and Italian schools grew into distinctly different styles between 1780 and 1840.
Che soave zephiretti” (The letter duet) from Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
“Ach, ich fuhls” from Die Zauberflöte by W.A. Mozart
“Le faccio un inchino Contessa garbata” (Trio) from Il Matrimonio Segreto by Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801)
“O Nume Tutelar” from La Vestale by Gaspare Spontini (1744-1851)
“O wär ich schon mit dir vereint” from Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
“Glöcklein im Thale” from Euryanthe by Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826)
“Wehe mir! Wohin ist es mit mir gekommen?” from Hans Heiling by Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861)
“Non si dà follia maggiore” from Il Turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
“Bei raggi lucenti, bell’aure beate” from La Favorita by Gaetano Donizetti

Katie Hochman, Heather Mullin, Breanna Hanson, Ki-Jung Jun, sopranos

Joan Lundquist, piano

 

Piano music by Piazzolla and Chopin and Brahms trio for violin, cello and piano

Milonga del ángel by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Adiós nonino“Tango-Rhapsody” by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Ballad No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin

Joyce Gibb, piano

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello, Opus 101 by Johannes Brahms

Selina Chu, piano, Ann Rackl, violin and Lawrence Chu (guest artist), cello