Category Archives: songs & lieder

Aldeburgh

by Andrew Finden Posted on June 15, 2011

I’m off to the Britten mecca of Aldeburgh tomorrow to take part in the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme: a masterclass on Schubert’s Schwanengesang with the renowned lieder singer, baritone Matthias Goerne. We then get to watch him tackle the three big Schubert … Continue reading →

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A.E. Housman and the transience of life

by Andrew Finden Posted on May 3, 2011

Walking in the Fränkischer Schweiz on Good Friday I saw some lovely cherry trees all ‘hung with bloom’, which brought to mind the very apt words of Housman: Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along … Continue reading →

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