Jess Dandy (contralto) & Keval Shah (piano) - LIMF Lunchtime Concert 8
Presented by: Leicester International Music Festival0 | LEICESTER: Hansom Hall (info) |
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P | Thursday 30th January, 2025 |
N | Door time: 12:30pm Start time: 1:00pm |
. | All ages |
C | Music - Classical |
Event information
Eternity in an Hour
‘What is here may be found elsewhere; what is not here is nowhere at all.’
Indian and Western philosophies converse in this recital, in a fusion of cultures, perspectives and soundscapes. Commissioned for The Oxford Lieder Festival, Indian- American composer Reena Esmail’s settings of Sanskrit verses from the Bhagavad Gita draw out the essence of Vedantic thought, and are interspersed with music from the canon of Lied repertoire, highlighting the ways in which Western and Eastern philosophies converge and diverge. Two outstanding artists join forces for this unique reimagining of India’s most celebrated and influential scripture, and its fascinating relationship with European poetry and music.
Benjamin Britten: Proverb VII Op. 74 no.13 from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
Reena Esmail: (1983 - ): Godsongs *
Gāyatrī Mantra
Ṛig Veda
I. Dharma-kṣhetre (In the Field of the Law)
Johannes Brahms: Verzagen Op. 72 no.4
J.S. Bach, arr. Britten: Komm, süsser Tod from Five Spiritual Songs Anon.
Benjamin Britten: Batter my heart from The Holy Sonnets of John Donne
Reena Esmail (1983 - ): Godsongs *
II. Mrityuh/Janma (Death/Birth)
Hugo Wolf : Alles endet, was entstehet from Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Wasser zu singen D774
George Crumb: Cosmic Wind - Libra from Makrokosmos Volume II
Reena Esmail (1983 - ): Godsongs *
III. Aham (I am)
Olivier Messiaen: Répétition planétaire (adapted) from Harawi (Chant d'amour et de mort)
Reena Esmail (1983 - ): Godsongs *
IVa. Urdhva-mulam, Adhah-shakam (Roots Above, Branches Below)
IVb. Tam Eva Sharanam (Surrender Only Unto Him)
Gustav Mahler: Um Mitternacht from Rückert-Lieder
Hugo Wolf : An die Geliebte from Mörike-Lieder
Reena Esmail (1983 - ): Godsongs *
Gāyatrī Mantra
Ṛig Veda
Benjamin Britten: Proverb VII Op. 74 no.13 from Songs and Proverbs of William Blake
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