Music on Thursdays
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2015 Season Sponsor: Patricia Morgan Optician Supported by: Leatherhead Concert & Arts Society |
Programme
Flowers of a Frantic Love
Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900) & W S Gilbert (1836-1911)
from The Mikado, Act II (1885)
Katisha's aria - Alone, and yet alive
Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) & Gaetano Rossi (1774-1855)
from Linda di Chamonix (1842)
Cari luoghi ov’io passai
Robert Schumann (1810-1956) & Julius Mosen (1803-1867)
Der Nussbaum Op 25 No 3 (1840)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) & Ludwig Rellstab (1799-1860)
Ständchen D 957 No 4 (1826)
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) & Robert Reinick (1805-1852)
Liebestreu Op 3 No 1 (1853)
Franz Schubert & Heinrich Heine (1797-1856)
Ihr Bild D 957 No 9 (1829)
Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) & Eduard Mörike (1804-1875)
from Mörikelieder (1888)
No 28, Gebet
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) & Auguste Comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838-1889)
Nocturne Op 43 No 2 (1886)
Gabriel Fauré & René Sully-Prudhomme (1839-1907)
Les Berceaux Op 23 No 1 (1881)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) & Armand Renaud (1836-1895)
from Mélodies persanes Op 26 (1870)
No 1 La Brise
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) & Angelo Anelli (1761-1820)
from L'italiana in Algeri (1813)
Cruda sorte! Amor tirrano!
Liza van der Peijl
Dutch contralto Liza Rebecca van der Peijl (born 1992) graduated in 2013 from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. She continued her vocal studies in Siena (Italy) in the Masters Program of the Istituto di Alta Formazione R. Franci. Liza participated in the Christmas recital in the Duomo of Siena with orchestra and choir, conducted by Michele Manganelli. Here Liza performed the part for solo contralto in Vivaldi’s Gloria and sang a Vivaldi solo motet for contralto.
Liza also performed Pergolesi's Stabat Mater and various operatic scenes (Tancredi, L’Italiana in Algeri – Rossini) in various locations such as the Sala del Mappamondo during the Festa della Musica in Siena. Liza won prizes at the Concorso Nazionale di Esecuzione Musicale “Città di Riccione" and at the Premio Crescendo Competition in Florence. In March 2014 Liza was one of the finalists in the Giulio Neri Singing Competition. In September 2014 Liza started on the Postgraduate Program at the Royal Academy of Music under the tutelage of Julie Kennard and coached by Audrey Hyland. In the Vocal faculty Opera Scenes she was to be seen as Flowermaiden (Parsifal – Wagner), Cornelia (Giulio Cesare – Händel) Nurse (Jevgeni Onegin - Tchaikovsky) and Older Woman (Flight – Dove). Liza also participated in the Royal Academy Opera production of The Rake’s Progress (Stravinsky). Liza has had the pleasure of participating in masterclasses with Dennis O’Neill, Ira Siff, Eva Mei and Ines Salazar. She has also been coached by Carlo Morganti, Nicoletta Maggino, Claron McFadden and Michael Chance. Liza is very grateful for the full scholarship she is receiving for the Solti Accademia 2015 summer school, where she will be coached by many great singers including Barbara Frittoli and Leo Nucci. |
Roberta Terchi Nocentini
Italian pianist Roberta Terchi Nocentini studied in Italy where she gained a Master’s in piano solo and a Master’s degree with Distinction in répetiteur. She is currently studying at the Royal Academy of Music, where she is pursuing an MA in piano accompaniment with Michael Dussek and James Baillieu. She is an accompanist in the Baroque Coaching Class with Michael Chance.
Roberta has previously studied with Pietro Iadeluca, Luciano Bellini, and Marina Boesch (Conservatory of Music “A. Casella” in L’Aquila, Italy). She has honed her technique with a wide range of masterclasses including with Jeremy Silver and Mark Shanahan (National Opera Studio, London); Giuseppe Sabbatini, Sandro Verzari, Marco Boemi and Toeve Loenskov (Italy); Jeff Cohen and Brigitte Belleys (Cité de la Musique et de la Danse in Strasburg) and Robert Kettelsonn (Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Rome). Roberta has gained a wide range of teaching experience as both a vocal coach at the “A. Casella” Conservatory and in schools. As accompanist she has an extensive repertoire for voice and instruments. She has performed in over 100 concerts internationally (including Rome, Strasbourg, Bucharest and London). As répetiteur she worked on a broad range of operas including La Traviata, Carmen, The Little Sweep and Il Matrimonio Segreto. In 2009 Roberta founded the Italian “Suonincanto” association which aims to give young musicians the opportunity to perform in prestigious venues. So far over 30 young musicians have been helped through this organisation. Roberta has a MA in Italian Literature. |
Concert at Home
This week's concert opens with Katisha's aria from The Mikado. Here is Jacqueline Dark in a staged performance:
Lea Bulic is the mezzo-sopranoi soloist in this recital performance of Cari luoghi ov’io passai,
from Donizetti's Linda di Chamonix:
from Donizetti's Linda di Chamonix:
Here's a performance of Der Nussbaum with harp accompaniment (Diana Damrau, with Xavier de Maistre):
Finding a suitable recording of Schubert's Ständchen was more difficult than expected.
Here is a 1971 recording of Dutch alto Marianne Dieleman, with
pianist George van Renesse, and the Netherlands Chamber Choir:
Here is a 1971 recording of Dutch alto Marianne Dieleman, with
pianist George van Renesse, and the Netherlands Chamber Choir:
Marijana Mladenov is the soprano in this recording of Brahms' Liebestreu.
Her accompanist is fellow student Dragan Dordevic:
Her accompanist is fellow student Dragan Dordevic:
Here's a fine performance of Ihr Bild, with contralto Nathalie Stutzmann and pianist Inger Sodergren:
The recording we have chosen for Hugo Wolf's Gebet has the baritone Olaf Bär accompanied by Geoffrey Parsons:
Angela Andáy sings Faure's gentle Nocturne Op 43:
Next we turn the clock back to 1932 for this recording of
Fauré's Les Berceaux by Ninon Vallin, with pianist Marguerite Long.
Fauré's Les Berceaux by Ninon Vallin, with pianist Marguerite Long.
Saint-Saëns' La Brise is the first from a set of songs entitled Mélodies Persanes (Persian Melodies).
We will only hear the one song at the concert, but you have the option to listen to the complete set,
sung here by Anne Marie Rodde, with accompanist Noel Lee:
We will only hear the one song at the concert, but you have the option to listen to the complete set,
sung here by Anne Marie Rodde, with accompanist Noel Lee:
Our final work this week is Isabella's Cruda sorte ! song from Rossini's L'italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers).
The soloist is Cecilia Bartoli:
The soloist is Cecilia Bartoli:
We hope you have enjoyed your "Concert at Home"
