PROGRAM

Spring Festival in Tokyo

Tokyo-HARUSAI Marathon Concert vol.4The Life of Richard Strauss
- Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the composer’s birth

March 23(Sun) at 11:00/13:00/15:00/17:00/19:00 [※about 60 min.]
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall

Ⅰ Birth - the beginning of Strauss's stormy life - From his Horn Concerto, a masterpiece at a young age, to his Oboe Concerto, one during his later years
Ⅱ Enoch Arden - A beautiful but melancholy narrative poem about two young men in love with the same woman
Ⅲ A talented young composer who became a hero of the times - Selections including a symphonic poem, lieder, and chamber music
Ⅳ As an opera composer - From the stupendous "Salome", through his collaboration with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, to his final opera, "Capriccio"
Ⅴ Last songs - the end of good old Europe - Going to Sleep (Beim Schlafengehen)


Ⅰ 11:00
Birth - the beginning of Strauss's stormy life
- From his Horn Concerto, a masterpiece at a young age, to his Oboe Concerto, one during his later years


  Oboe:Tomoyuki Hirota
  Horn:Hiroshi Matsuzaki
  Piano:Iku Miwa

【Program】
R.Strauss:Schneider Polka op.1
F.J.Strauss:Composition for Horn
R.Strauss:
 Concerto for Horn and Orchestra No.1 in E-flat major op.11
 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in D major


Ⅱ 13:00
Enoch Arden
- A beautiful but melancholy narrative poem about two young men in love with the same woman


  Reading:Sadatomo Matsudaira
  Piano:Kazune Shimizu

【Program】
R.Strauss:Melodramas "Enoch Arden" op.38


Ⅲ 15:00
A talented young composer who became a hero of the times
- Selections including a symphonic poem, lieder, and chamber music


  Soprano:Yoko Yasui
  Mezzo Soprano:Etsuko Kanoh
  Violin:Tatsuki Narita
  Cello:Takayoshi Okuizumi
  Contrabass:Hiroshi Ikematsu
  Clarinet:Tomoya Nishikawa
  Bassoon:Tetsuya Cho
  Horn:Tatsuo Nippashi
  Piano:Yuya Tsuda、Koichi Yasui

【Program】
R.Strauss:
 Serenade op.7(Piano Solo Version)
 3rd. mov. from Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in F major op.6
 Till Eulenspiegel einmal anders!(arr. by Hasenohrl)
 (from symphonic poem "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche" op.28)
 Allerseelen op.10-8
 Cäcilie op.27-2
 Amor op.68-5
 Die Georgine op.10-4
 Zueignung op.10-1
 Winternacht op.15-2
 Ach, weh mir unglückhaftem Mann op.21-4
 Traum durch die Dӓmmerung op.29-1


Ⅳ 17:00
As an opera composer
- From the stupendous "Salome", through his collaboration with Hugo von Hofmannsthal, to his final opera, "Capriccio"


  Soprano:Keiko Yokoyama、Yoko Yasui
  Mezzo Soprano:Etsuko Kanoh
  Verus String Quartet
    1st. Violin:Naoto Sakiya
    2nd. Violin:Hisao Mihara
    Viola:Koichi Yokomizo
    Cello:Rentaro Tomioka
  Violin:Tatsuki Narita
  Viola:Ryo Sasaki
  Cello:Takayoshi Okuizumi、Hiroki Kadowaki
  Piano:Yuya Tsuda、Koichi Yasui

【Program】
R.Strauss:
 Waltz from "Der Rosenkavalier" op.59
 Tanz der sieben Schleier from "Salome" op.54(arr. by Singer)
 Overture(String Sextet)from "Capriccio" op.85
 Dances from "Capriccio" op.85(arr. by Krauss)
 Wie du warst! Wie du bist! Das weiss niemand from "Der Rosenkavalier" op.59
 Zweite Brautnacht! Zaubernacht from "Die Agyptische Helena" op.75
 Grossmächtige Prinzessin from "Ariadne auf Naxos" op.60


Ⅴ 19:00
Last songs - the end of good old Europe
- Going to Sleep (Beim Schlafengehen)


  Soprano:Keiko Yokoyama、Yoko Yasui
  Mezzo Soprano:Etsuko Kanoh
  Verus String Quartet
    1st. Violin:Naoto Sakiya
    2nd. Violin:Hisao Mihara
    Viola:Koichi Yokomizo
    Cello:Rentaro Tomioka
  Viola:Ryo Sasaki
  Cello:Hiroki Kadowaki
  Contrabass:Hiroshi Ikematsu
  Piano:Koichi Yasui

【Program】
R.Strauss:
 Metamorphosen(arr. by Leopold / String Septet Version)
 Malven
 Ruhe, meine Seele op.27-1
 "4 letzte Lieder"
 Hab' mir's gelobt from "Der Rosenkavalier" Act 3

Ticket Information

Reserved 1-day ticket ¥7,500 Each Concert ticket ¥2,000

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