The Songs of Liszt & Mahler

In this day-course we focus on the art songs of both composers: from the cosmopolitan outlook of Liszt’s German, French & Italian songs, to Mahler’s song cycles and his re-working of German folk melodies.

The Baroque Recorder and its repertoire

In this course we explore the versatility and beauty of the Baroque Recorder, from early 17^th-century consort pieces, to the sonatas and concerti written by the great Baroque composers: J S Bach, Handel & Vivaldi. We also discover the extended modern repertoire written for the instrument.

A Selected Discography

17th-Century Italian Recorder Music – La Fontegara Amsterdam

Venezia 1625 – Maurice Steger and Ensemble

Armonia di Flauti – Flanders Recorder Quartet

Recorder and Lute – Clas Pehrsson & Jakob Lindberg

Baroque Recorder Music – Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet

Telemann: Recorder Duets, Vol.1. Clas Pehrsson & Dan Laurin

Handel: The Complete Recorder Sonatas – Clas Pehrsson

GB & G Sammartini: Concerti & Sinfoniae – Ensemble 415

The Songs of Debussy

Debussy was not only one of the most influential composers of French mélodie, but he also heralded the advent of modernity in Western music. 2012 marked the 150^th anniversary of Debussy’s birth. In this day-course we explore his influence in the music of the turn of the 20^th century by focusing on his art songs.

A Selected Bibliography:

‘A French Song Companion’ by Graham Johnson & Richard Stokes

‘The Interpretation of French Song’ by Pierre Bernac

‘A History of Song’ edited by Denis Stevens

‘The Lives Of The Great Composers’ by Harold Schonberg

A Selected Discography:

Véronique Gens ~ Nuits d’étoiles (Mélodie françaises)

Gerard Sousay, baritone. Lieder and Melodies

Hugues Cuénod, Vol.3: Faure, Debussy, Schubert

Frederica von Stade, mezzo. Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel