#SWISSNESS
HOMAGE TO SWISS ART SONG
As a Swiss Lieder Festival, the RHONEFESTIVAL exclusively promotes Swiss composers and poets at its SUMMER CONCERT #SWISSNESS and has been doing unrivalled pioneering work for the Swiss Art Song since 2019. #SWISSNESS: To this day, no independent tradition of Swiss Art Song has been established – its form and musical landscape are largely based on those of neighbouring Germany, Austria and France, which developed nationally through their linguistically unified understanding of music, traditional court culture or social structure. Due to the heterogeneous conditions within Switzerland, such as language or topography, individual musical phenomena tended to develop that were orientated towards international styles or consciously ignored them, resulting in a diverse musical landscape. We warmly invite you to join us for this annual musical exploration!
HOMAGE TO FRANK MARTIN
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❏ Saturday 27/07/24 ⏱︎ 8:00-9:10pm ⚲ Arcades / Rittersaal of the Stockalper Castle, Brig $ Free entrance / Donations welcome
No reservation, open seating. 70 minutes without interval.The concert is planned as an open-air event in the arcades of Stockalper Castle. In case of uncertain weather, the concert will be held in the Rittersaal. No reservation is required for either venue.
KREŠIMIR STRAZANAC BASS-BARITONE
BENJAMIN MEAD PIANO -
The focus of the SUMMER CONCERT #SWISSNESS 2024 lies on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890–1974), renowned for his avant-garde yet spiritual music.
Bass-baritone KREŠIMIR STRAZANAC and pianist BENJAMIN MEAD have curated a purely Swiss programme, which includes Martin’s 6 Monologues and is complemented by folk songs with audience participation.
Sing with us! You are cordially invited to join the open choir rehearsal for the folk songs in the Pavillion of the Stockalpergarden at 7 p.m.. No registration is required – those who wish to study the sheet music in advance may contact us via email. We look forward to hearing your voice!
PROGRAMME
PROGRAMMFrank Martin (1890–1974): Jedermann-Monologe (Hoffmansthal)
Ist alls zu End das Freudenmahl
Ach Gott, wie graust mir vor dem Tod
Ist als wenn eins gerufen hätt
So wollt ich ganz zernichtet sein
Ja! Ich glaub: solches hat er vollbracht
O ewiger Gott! O göttliches Gesicht!Hansruedi Wilisegger (1935–2023): Du fragsch, was i möcht singe
Hans Adolfsen: Auszüge aus Ein grosses Glück (Szymborska)
liebe auf den ersten blick
ein grosses glückEugen Meier: Weischus Dü
Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957): Lieder nach Gedichten von Goethe op. 19a Mit einem gemalten Band
Mailied
Dämmerung senkte sich von oben
Herbstgefühl
Rastlose LiebeHansruedi Wilisegger (1935–2023): Du fragsch mi wär i bi
Richard Strauss (1864–1949): Im Spätboot (Meyer)
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