An Intimate Evening with Brahms

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Event An Intimate Evening with Brahms
Venue City Recital Hall, Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
First Date 8 February 2019
Opening Date 8 February 2019
Last Date 8 February 2019
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description From the program notes - The songs that follow similarly fold deep musical expression into miniature forms. They range from a tender lullaby - composed for a former member of the amateur women's choir that Brahms led in Hamburg - to the intensity of one of the Four Serious Songs, composed at the very end of his life...It's right then, that we return after interval to hear the words 'Blessed are they that mourn'. Brahms German Requiem offers consolation and comfort for the living, an attitude not out of place in the more intimate approach offered by tonight's performance with piano duet, just
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Choral
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Johannes Brahms Composer
Simon Halsey Conductor
Marlowe Fitzpatrick Musician: Pianist
Claire Race Musician: Pianist
Sam Roberts-Smith Singer: Baritone
Emma Pearson Singer: Soprano
Works
Text Nationality Germany
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Event Identifier 146326
Dataset AusStage