Ruby Hughes: Schubert and Other Folksongs
Soprano Ruby Hughes joins forces with cellist Natalie Clein and pianist Julius Drake for an intimate concert of lyrical, lively and folk-influenced works.
Beginning and ending with Schubert, the team perform his two best-loved collaborative songs.
‘Hirt auf dem felsen’ (The Shepherd on the Rock) and ‘Auf dem Strom’ (On the River) are two beautifully balanced visions of nature and longing.
The spare, pure writing of John Tavener in his Akhmatova Songs contrasts with Brahms’ opulent harmonies in the two Songs Op.91, with cello alongside the voice.
Next, Britten’s folksong arrangements rub musical shoulders with the edgy writing of Deborah Pritchard’s Storm Song and Ravel’s evocation of the Hebrew prayer, the Kaddisch.
Clein and Drake also perform Janáček’s enchanting Pohádka (Fairy Tale), Kodály’s folksy Sonatina and Bloch’s heartfelt suite From Jewish Life.
Performers
Ruby Hughes soprano
Natalie Clein cello
Julius Drake piano
Repertoire
Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the rock), D.965 arr. Peter Jones for voice, cello & piano
Kodály: Sonatina for cello & piano
Tavener: Dante; Boris Pasternak; Dvustishie (Couplet) from Akhmatova Songs for voice & cello
Brahms: 2 Songs, Op.91
Interval
Britten: I wonder as I wander; At the mid hour of night (Molly, my dear); How sweet the answer (The Wren) (Folksong arrangements for voice & piano)
Deborah Pritchard: Storm Song
Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy tale) for cello & piano
Ravel: Kaddisch from 2 Mélodies hébraïques for voice & piano
Bloch: From Jewish Life - 3 sketches for cello & piano
Schubert: Auf dem Strom (On the river), D.943
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