Rising star, Spanish soprano Lorena Paz Nieto joins pianist Sholto Kynoch for an eclectic programme, taking listeners on a World Tour of Song. Their programme traverses South American tangos and the sophistication French melodie, promising scintillating musical brilliance and a true feast for the senses.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Dreams Op.38, no.5
How Fair the Spot Op.21, no.7
Francis Poulenc Cocardes
I. Miel de Narbonne
II. Bonne d’enfant
III. Enfant de troupe
William Walton Three ‘facade’ songs
I. Daphne
II. Through Gilded Trellises
III. Old Sir Faulk
Yasuji Kiyose Japanese songs on texts of Takuboku Ishakawa
1 Tokaino
13 Hatarakedo
15 Tantaratantaratarato
17 Yamaino goto
18 Aozorani
24 Hijajakani
Alberto Ginastera Cinco canciones populares argentinas
II. Chacarera
II. Triste
III. Zamba
IV. Arrorró
V. Gato
Carlos Gardel Por una Cabeza
Part of SongEasel’s ‘Quintessential song’ series celebrating their fifth birthday. The series pays homage to both sacred and secular origins of the song genre, and features works for not one, but five accompanists (piano plus string quartet), in a range of recitals across South East London April-July 2023.