Time 19:00
The Palace on the Isle in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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A concert celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Karol Mikuli.
The wide range of interests and professional activities of Karol Mikuli (1821-1897) distinguish this prominent figure among the nineteenth-century creators of Polish musical culture. Coming from an Armenian family, the hero of the concert gained fame and recognition not only as a pianist and composer but also as an excellent teacher and a tireless organizer of musical life in Lviv.
In his vocal work – unlike, for example, in the work of Stanisław Moniuszko, who was active in the same period – one will not find characteristic “Polish” elements, allusions to folk music or the use of texts by national poets. Mikuli models his compositions on the German singing tradition, inspired by the masters of romantic poetry – the works of Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johannes Brahms, imitating the delightful sounds of nature on the one hand, and on the other hand sorrowfully reflecting on personal experiences. These themes are perfectly reflected in the concert program – songs from Op. 16 and 17 and the cycle op. 27 with a much more individual character. The whole will end with the thought-provoking cantata Die Reue (‘Sorrow’) from 1880 in its original version for baritone and string orchestra, which until recently was considered lost.
Although during Karol Mikuli’s lifetime his works were printed by the most eminent publishers in Paris, Leipzig, and Kyiv, today they are not widely known. The 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth is an excellent occasion to recall his interesting and unjustly forgotten works for solo voice with instrumental accompaniment, which will be performed by the artists of the Polish Royal Opera.
PROGRAM
Karol Mikuli (1821-1897)
Six songs op. 16
1. Mondnacht (text Joseph von Eichendorff)
2. Abschied (text Joseph Christian von Zedlitz)
3. Metamorphosen (text Robert Burns)
4. Elfenreigen (text Friedrich von Mathisson)
5. O Tannenbaum (text Ludwig Uhland)
6. Der Pilger (text Joseph Eichendorf)
Seven songs op. 27
1. Es muss was Wunderbares sein (text Oscar von Redwitz-Schmölz)
2. Ich wollt’ meine Schmerzen ergössen sich (text Heinrich Heine)
3. Das Veilchen (text Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
4. Wandrer’s Nachtlied (text Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
5. Du bist mein Frühling (text Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
6. Sehnsucht (text Joseph Christian von Zedlitz)
7. Barcarole (text Joseph Christian von Zedlitz)
Six songs op. 17
1. Zur Freude will sich nicht gestalten (text Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
2. Der Fichtenbaum (text Heinrich Heine)
3. Eine Blum’ ist mir entsprungen (text Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
4. Die Wasserrose (text Emanuel Geibel)
5. Mir ist so ernst und feierlich (text Hoffmann von Fallersleben)
6. Rastlose Liebe (text Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Die Reue – cantata for baritone and string orchestra op. 30 (text Emanuel Geibel)
PERFORMERS
DOROTA LACHOWICZ MEZZOSOPRANO
WITOLD ŻOŁĄDKIEWICZ BARITONE
GABRIELA MACHOWSKA GRAND PIANO
STRING QUINTET OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA
Duration: approx. 1 h
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.
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