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