Oxford Lieder Festival: Love & Endings

A stellar trio of artists blend old and new, with songs and instrumental works from the Baroque era by Telemann and others alongside our second world premiere today; Love & Endings by Elena Langer, the British-Russian composer whose works are described as having ‘vitality and brilliance’ (International New York Times) and an ‘immediate emotional impact’ (Daily Telegraph).

Johann Sebastian Bach
Stumme Seufzer, stille Klagen (BWV 199) from Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut
Ruhet hie, matte Töne (BWV 210) from O holder Tag, erwünschte Zeit
Elena Langer
Love & Endings
Handel
Oboe sonata in C minor (HWV 366)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Infant Joy (no.1) from Ten Blake Songs
The Piper (no.3) from Ten Blake Songs
Eternity (no.10) from Ten Blake Songs
Handel
Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden (HWV 210 no.9) from Nine German Arias
Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle (HWV 205 no.4) from Nine German Arias

Anna Dennis, soprano
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Richard Gowers, harpsichord