Schubert Lieder
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Thursday, 1 May 2025
5:30 pm
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Albert Hall
100 Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla ACT 2601, Australia
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General Admission $63,
Concession $58
★★★★1/2 “Led by Artistic Director Skye McIntosh, the six members of the Ensemble were in sparkling form for a programme that both moved and uplifted in equal measure. …Greco was the star of the show…”
– Limelight, Die Stille Nacht, AHE wih David Greco 2023
Much more than a lieder recital, this rare and beautiful concert features some of Schubert’s most darkly-hued songs, superbly delivered by David Greco’s mahogany bass-baritone, and intensified by rich and expressive string quartet accompaniments. David has carefully structured his selection according to key and timbre, and the esteemed Australian Haydn Ensemble have chosen instrumental movements by Felix Mendelssohn (at his most Schubertian!) to contrast or reinforce each song. The movements date from the last tragic six months of Mendelssohn’s life, in which he battled both illness and bitter mourning for his sister Fanny. Go on this wild and sad journey; when you come up for the autumnal Canberra air, you’ll never feel more alive.
PROGRAM
Selected Lieder arranged for string quartet and baritone by Vi King Lim including:
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Strophe aus ‘Die Götter Griechenlands’(Schiller) D 677
Der Jungling und der Tod (von Spaun) D 545
Gute Nacht, Frühlingstraum, Der Leiermann from Winterreise (Müller) D 91
Der Tod und das Mädchen (Claudius) D 531
Erlkönig (Goethe) D 328
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Four movements for String Quartet Op. 81:
Andante in E Major,
Scherzo in A minor,
Capriccio in E minor,
Fugue in E flat Major
ARTISTS
David Greco – baritone
Skye McIntosh, violin
Matthew Greco, violin
Karina Schmitz, viola
Daniel Yeadon, cello
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Photo Credit – Helen White (AHE)
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Thursday, 1 May 2025
5:30 pm
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Albert Hall
100 Commonwealth Ave, Yarralumla ACT 2601, Australia
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General Admission $63,
Concession $58
ARTIST Learn more about the artist
Artist Australian Haydn Ensemble - String Quartet
The Australian Haydn Ensemble, (AHE) was founded in 2012 by Artistic Director and Principal Violinist Skye McIntosh and is now in its twelfth year. AHE has quickly established itself as one of Australia’s leading period-instrument groups, specialising in the repertoire of the late Baroque and early Classical eras. It takes its name from the great Joseph Haydn, a leading composer of the late 18th century.
Artist David Greco - baritone
“One of the foremost singers of his generation” (Limelight 2022), ARIA Award-nominated baritone David Greco has sung on some of the finest stages across Europe and appeared in celebrated opera festivals including Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
An acclaimed interpreter of oratorio and concert work, he appears regularly with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Australian Haydn Ensemble and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He has become closely associated with Britten’s War Requiem, making his debut in this work with West Australian Symphony Orchestra in 2022, and again in 2023 with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, David appeared as soloist in Verdi’s Requiem in the Sydney Opera House with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs.