Behind the lines
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Sat 10 May 202520:15 - 22:00Grote Zaal
Program
19.30 uur / Grote Zaal / Support by Jitze van der Land (baritone) and Daan Boertien (piano)
Songs by Gustav Mahler, Robert Schumann, Harry Burleigh and John Ireland
20:15 uur / Grote Zaal / Main programme
Traditional Es geht ein dunkel Wolk herein
Ludwig von Beethoven Die Trommel gerühret
Hanns Eisler Kriegslied eines Kindes / Panzerschlacht / Die letzte Elegie / Die Heimkehr
Hugo Wolf Der Tambour / Der Soldat II
Sergej Rachmaninov Polyubila ya na pechal’ svoyu (Ik ben van het verdriet gaan houden)
Thomas Traill My Luve’s in Germanie
Charles Ives In Flanders Fields / 1, 2, 3 / Tom Sails Away
Roger Quilter Fear No More The Heat O’The Sun
Michael Cavendish Wandring in This Place
Franz Schubert Kriegers Ahnung / Ellens Gesange I D 837
Wolfgang Rihm Untergang
Franz Liszt Jeanne d’Arc au bucher
Robert Schumann Die beiden Grenadiere / Der Soldat
Frances Poulenc Le retour de sergent
Gustav Mahler Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
Kurt Weill Beat! Beat! Drums! / Dirge For Two Veterans
Credits
Anna Prohaska soprano
Eric Schneider piano
Sometimes there seems to be more war than peace in the world. Austrian-British soprano Anna Prohaska explores this tragic fact. Twenty-five songs about war, soldiers, the executed and the front; a deeply moving concert. At the recommendation of Daniel Barenboim, Prohaska joined the soloist ensemble of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden at the young age of 23. Since then, she has performed at the Salzburg Festival, Wigmore Hall and Philharmonie de Paris, among other venues.
From Beethoven to Wolfgang Rihm, and from Die Trommel gerühret to Untergang. Loved are the songs of Schubert, Schumann and Mahler. There is also plenty of repertoire that centres on the First World War. In addition, Rachmaninoff and two war songs by Kurt Weill from his later years in America are performed. Anna Prohaska infuses the songs with her warm, lyrical soprano, delivering a powerful emotional impact.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - An exceptional set of songs about war (The Guardian)
