POETRY THROUGH MUSIC

THU 24th of August at 7pm / Tallinn Town Hall

PROGRAM

 

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897),
by Aribert Reimann (s 1936)
5 Ophelia-Lieder für Streichquartett und Singstimme /
5 Ophelia’s Songs for a Quartet and Mezzosoprano
I Andante con moto „Wie erkenn' ich dein Treublieb“ /
„How shall I know your true love”
II Andante „Sein Leichenhemd weiß wie Schnee“ /
„His shroud is as white as snow”
III Allegretto „Auf morgen ist Sankt Valentins Tag“ /
„Tomorrow is St Valentine’s Day”
IV Andante „Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloß“ /
„They bore him bare-faced on the bier”
V Andante con moto „Und kommt er nicht mehr
zurück?“ / „And will he not come again?”
Monika-Evelin Liiv, Ivi Ots, Linda-Anette Verte,
Razvan Popovici, Marcel Johannes Kits

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Hamlet’s monologue from “Hamlet”
Tambet Tuisk

Sergei Rahmaninov (1873-1943)
“Vocalise” No. 14, Op. 34
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, Irina Zahharenkova

Pjotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
From the cycle “6 Romances”, Op.6
Not a word, my friend” No.2
“None but the lonely heart” No.6
“Do not believe, my friend” No.1

From the cycle “6 Romances”, Op.25
“Reconciliation” No.1

From the cycle “6 Romances”, Op.73
“Again, as before, alone” No.6

Sergei Rahmaninov (1873-1943)
From the cycle “12 Romances”, Op.21
“Lilacs” No. 5
Monika-Evelin Liiv, Irina Zahharenkova

MUSICIANS

 

mezzosoprano Monika-Evelin Liiv

violinists Ivi Ots, Linda-Anette Verte

violists Razvan Popovici (RO)

cellists Jan-Erik Gustafsson (FI), Marcel Johannes Kits

pianist Irina Zahharenkova

featuring actor Tambet Tuisk