BeMS 1983 04 02


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THE BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY OF NORTHERN IRELAND in association with THE ARTS COUNCIL OF NORTHERN IRELAND and THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY SARAH WALKER (mezzo soprano) ROGER VIGNOLES (piano) Harty Room 7.30 p.m. Saturday 2 April 1983 whist Lasses

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FIVE SETTINGS OF POEMS BY GOETHE An den Mond (To the moon) Once again you fill bush and valley with silent, misty light, and bring at last to my soul complete release. Every echo reminds my heart of the happiness I once possessed. Der Musensohn (The son of the muses) Ganymed (Ganymede) 130 Franz Schubert Roaming through field and forest, whistling my song, my life runs from place to place: all nature, and the lasses and lads, dance to my tune. But when, beloved muses, may I rest again in the arms of my sweetheart? Joned add elix (1797-1828) In Greek mythology Ganymede was the beautiful youth whom Zeus, in the guise of an eagle, carried up to Olympus to be the cupbearer of the Gods. Through his character, Goethe's poem expresses a young man's awakening to the beauty of nature, and to his own oneness with it. mons Schäfers Klagelied (Shepherd's lament). an adqussedal glad to Up there on the mountainside I stand a thousand times, leaning on my staff, and gaze down into the valley. Then I follow my grazing herd down to the house where she once lived; but she has gone away, perhaps across the sea. On you go, sheep! Your shepherd is so sad. 1/3X10508 bus opso Rastlose Liebe (Restless love) 20 Against snow and rain, against the wind, I am driven onward without rest or repose. It were easier to endure great sorrows than to bear all this joy. I cannot escape you: the crown of life, happiness without peace, Love, that is you!

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FIVE SONGS FROM GOETHE'S 'WILHELM MEISTER' Robert Schumann Heiss mich nicht reden (Mignon) wa Bid me not speak, bid me be silent, for to my secret I am bound; I would gladly open my heart to you, but Fate t forbids it. At the appointed time, the sun dispels the dark night, and the hardest rock opens its bosom to bestow on the earth its deep-hidden springs. (1810-1856) Everyone seeks to pour out his woes in the arms of a friend; but an oath seals my lips, and none but a God may unlock them. $316d9owe vs Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt (Mignon) (ebony250) Only he who knows hopeless love, knows the grief I suffer. Alone, cut off from all joy, I scan the heavens to the south, for he who loves and knows me is far away. more aboo 0:3 30 191 dique (Philine) Bas ein 03 bas if desoxd Singet nicht in Trauertönen si naiv eapneno mwo Do not sing so mournfully of the loneliness of the night; no, fair ladies, it is made for companionship. How can you like the daytime, which only interrupts one's joys? It is good for distraction, nothing else. no ment yelley si odni mwcb esap boc 11632 ya no painel But when at night the lamps are low, and lips exchange jests and loving, when the nightingale utters lovers' songs, does not your heart flutter to hear midnight's measured strokes, promising peace and security? tovol gesi328) Then mark this throughout the long day: every day has its torment, every night its joy.

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(Mignon) Do you know the land where the lemon-trees bloom? In the dark foliage the oranges gleam and a soft breeze blows from the blue sky. Let us go there, my protector. tidianos Kennst du das Land isqe szoni[blow-20/30 Do you know the house? Its roof rests on columns, its halls shine brightly, and marble statues gaze piteously on me: 'What have they done to you, poor child?'. Let us go there, my beloved.. sallodaya es sonsoni Jaci lo snoda od no Do you know the mountain and its cloudy path? The mule picks its way through the mist; in caves lurks an old brood of dragons, and the torrent plunges down the sheer rock face. Let us go there, my father. So lasst mich scheinen (Mignon) Let me seem an angel, till I become one; take not away my white dress. I am on my way from this fair earth down to that safe home. 23960w blok ods There I shall remain a short while, till my eyes are re-opened; then I shall leave off my pure mantle, my girdle and my garland. For those heavenly beings ask not after man or woman, and no clothes shall veil my transfigured body. True, I lived without worldly toil, yet I knew deep sorrow. Grief aged me too soon now let me be made for ever young! - INTERVAL

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TRÄUME The poetry and prose of Hermann Hesse has always held a strong fascination for me. Its dark hues and frequent other-worldliness appeal to my own sensibilities as does its nostalgia and longing for things past. Ideen bin nighe In this instance, I have selected three poems from Hesse's 'Die Gedichte' which use similar imagery and dwell on the theme of lost innocence as symbolised by childhood, and a nostalgic wish to recover past security, past happiness. The songs are linked musically by chordal motifs and thematic cross-references. They are designed as a unit. Über die Felder ... Across the sky clouds move Across the fields the wind blows, (Across the fields) Philip Hammond (b. 1951) Wind in bushes and bird calls And high in the blue sky A still, proud, cloud ship ... I dream of a blonde woman; Note by Philip Hammond I dream of my youth; The high heaven, blue and wide Is my longed-for cradle, In which I want to lie, Across the fields wanders my mother's forlorn child. Across the street, the leaves blow, Across the trees, the birds cry - Somewhere across the mountains far away must my home be. on yod Indon spring plnovsen paslap Frühlingstag (Spring day) Still and warm listening to soft humming - In the arms of my Mother, A child once more. esi 02 adt brus 10 A 192

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Die Kindheit (Childhood) You, my far-off valley, You are spellbound and vanished. Often in my pain and grief You have called to me From your shadow land And come to me with your bewitching eyes, Until I have returned to you Entranced and lost in illusion. O dark gate, 0 dark hour of death! Come, so that I can recover from the emptiness of this life And return home to my dreams. LE BESTIAIRE Seriodens lem Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) A cycle of poems by Guillaume Apollinaire. Le Dromadaire (The Dromedary) w spo vagyo s ni besives 1930 Now vadby lob Joog eyd edxe3 With his four dromedaries, Don Pedro d'Alfaroubeira ross travelled the world and admired its wonders. ad bicode 31 analbb He did just what I'd like to do, if I had four dromedaries. vincolo les agos Le Chèvre du Thibet (The Tibetan goat) as The fleece of this goat, and even that golden one, for which Jason took such pains, are worth nothing in comparison to the tresses with which I am in love. La Sauterelle (The Grasshopper) Here is the fine grasshopper, the food of St. John. If only my verses could be, like him, the diet of the best people!

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Le Dauphin (The dolphin) Dolphins, you play in the sea, but the waves are always bitter. So my joy may be sometimes ecstatic, but life is voy still cruel. L'ecrevisse (The Crayfish) Uncertainty of my delights! You and I like the crayfish promenade - backwards. La Carpe (The carp) 2105 101 xavonex In your fishponds and tanks, carp, what a long time you Can it be that Death has forgotten you, you fishes of melancholy? aroJiro live! Antonin Dvořák mustifoyd (1841-1904) Dvorak's Gypsy Songs were originally written to German texts by the poet Adolf Heyduk. They were later revised in a Czech translation, which will be sung tonight. eld w GYPSY SONGS, op. 55 ogA The gypsies of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it should be remembered, were not merely providers of virtuoso folk-fiddlers to entertain their European masters. Closely related to other nomadic tribes such as the Cossacks, they provided a proud symbol of the freedom from Austrian domination desired by the Serbo-Croat peoples, who eventually founded the modern state tow sering dous dood meast dolfy Horw a tw 2922913 eda od of Czechoslovakia. 1. My song is filled with yearning love when twilight lays the day to rest, and when thunder rocks my native plain - may all my kin be free from want when their time comes to die. GH

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Hark the bright triangle, how I make it ring! gypsy's song when his death is near. ***Alqosh daiv The wood is silent all around, but my heart disturbs the stillness. If you only know how to sing a song in sorrow, you'll never die. nie bas Like a s When my elderly mother taught me the gypsy songs, I would wonder at her weeping. Now when I teach the children in my turn, my cheeks also stream with tears. JATIOGA TXU Tune the strings nicely, boy, join the swirling dance: for the day after tomorrow, boy, you may sit at the Holy Table. In his wide sleeves and his broad breeches, the gypsy feels freer than a lord in gold braid. You who love your songs, pray that one day all gold may be banished from the world. 3249 22448 2017 Would a hawk be pampered in a golden cage? Would a wild stallion submit to reins and stirrups? Even so, the gypsy was created by nature to be free forever. * * * * * * Notes and translations by Roger Vignoles Con TONIGHT'S ARTISTS SARAH WALKER is one of Britain's leading mezzo sopranos and is in constant demand both in the UK and Europe. Her repertoire is extremely varied, ranging from Bach to the avant-garde. She is active in the concert field and opera (at Covent Garden, San Francisco and the Vienna State Opera, for example). She has appeared frequently with the Songmaker's Almanac, and since they first appeared together in 1979 her partnership with Roger Vignoles has received great acclaim.

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ROGER VIGNOLES studied the repertoire of both song and chamber music with Paul Hamburger, and has become one of the most outstanding of present-day accompanists. Artists with whom he is currently associated include Sheila Armstrong, Kiri te Kanawa, John Shirley-Quirk, Elizabeth Söderström, Pierre Fournier, Ruggiero Ricci and Heinrich Schiff. He is well-known for his work on the BBC TV master class series with Elizabeth Schwarzkopf. dd $93 daiw NEXT RECITAL od stot vod ed Tuesday 19 April, 7.30 p.m. Members' Rooms, Balmoral od box Badeinsd.ed lis. PHILIP JONES BRASS ENSEMBLE GRASS Sapes eregang og sol Saqornire bas amisa 3 indue mollison Music from the Renaissance yd bed s910 as John Addison Divertimento Victor Ewald Quintet Bach for Brass Eugène Bozza Sonatine Samuel Scheidt Battle Suite verg toos 360x

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