Bard Music Festival presents

BMF Program Seven

Wagner Pro and Contra

Friday, August 21, 2009

7:30 pm Preconcert Talk: Walter Frisch
8 pm Performance: Bernadene Blaha, piano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; Catherine Foster, soprano; Devon Guthrie, soprano; Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano; Soovin Kim, violin; Piers Lane, piano; Blair McMillen, piano; Spencer Myer, piano; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello

Richard Wagner (1813–83)
Wesendonck Lieder (1857–58)
Eine Sonate für das Album von Frau M. W. (1853)

Franz Liszt (1811–86)
Die Lorelei (1841)
Orpheus, arr. for piano trio (1853–54; arr. Saint-Saëns)

Johannes Brahms (1833–97)
Vocal Duets, Opp. 20 (1858–60) and 61 (1852–74)
Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b (1864)

Joseph Joachim (1831–1907)
Overture to Hamlet, Op. 4 (c1855, arr. Brahms)

Tickets: $20, 35, 45