Fernes Lied ganz nah
Modern song cycles from Central Germany (Johannes Weyrauch, Wilhelm Weismann, Gerhard Wohlgemuth)
Fotos © Simon Pauly (links) und Kirsten Nijhof (rechts)
This extraordinary concert evening, organised by the Musikkulturverein, is dedicated to rarely heard modern song compositions from Central Germany. The songs and song cycles of the three pioneering composers from the Halle-Leipzig region date from the 1920s to the 1960s. They show the struggle for a contemporary musical language, which at the same time remains in touch with the traditional German song repertoire. Simplicity, melodiousness and polyphony unfold an expressive power in the form of high compositional complexity that has lost none of its impact to this day.
Look forward to a special musical evening with the performers Patrick Grahl (tenor) and Klara Hornig (piano)!
Programme:
Johannes Weyrauch (1897-1977)
from: ‘Remembrance’ (1920-1928)
‘Erdengang’ - After poems by Christian Morgenstern (1946)
Wilhelm Weismann (1900-1980)
from: ‘Das ferne Lied’ (1962)
from: Six songs for high voice (1943)
Gerhard Wohlgemuth (1920-2001)
from: ‘Vier altdeutsche Lieder’ (1937)
from: ‘Twelve songs for high voice and piano’ (1946)
Performers: Patrick Grahl (tenor), Klara Hornig (piano)
Duration: approx. 80 min.
Tickets: Admission free. A donation is requested. Prior registration is not required. Tickets at the box office.
An event organised by the Musikkulturverein Mitteldeutschland e.V., sponsored by the City of Halle, Department of Culture. With the kind support of the Handel House Foundation.