Sir Willard White

Sir Willard White

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About the Performance

An evening with one of the world's best loved singers Sir Willard White. The concert includes songs by Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, Robert Burns and a selection of Copland's Old American Songs.

'Never any need to wait for the spirituals to find the spirit in a Willard White recital... even the most sophisticated art song is turned by the Jamaican bass-baritone into a full-blown heart song.' The Times

'a warm, enveloping voice, excellent musicianship, great dignity and touching vulnerability' The New York Times

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Performance Details

Eugene Asti Piano

Robert Schumann 4 Husarenlieder, op. 117; Robert Burns settings: Niemand (from Myrthen - op. 25/22), Dem roten Röslein gleicht mein Lieb, op. 27/2, Hauptmanns Weib (from Myrthen, olp. 25/19); Heine settings: Dein Angesicht, Die beiden Grenadiere
Franz Schubert 4 Heine Lieder from "Schwanengesang"; Das Fischermädchen; Die Stadt; Der Doppelgänger; Der Atlas
Benjamin Britten Folksong Arrangements: The Foggy, Foggy Dew; O Waly, Waly; Oliver Cromwell
Robert Burns Ca' the Yowes (trad. arr. Britten); Ye Banks and Braes (trad. arr. Ravel); O Wert Thou in the Cauld Blast (trad. arr. Mendelssohn); My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose (trad. arr. unattributed)
Aaron Copland Selection of Old American Songs: The Boatmen's Dance; The Dodger; Long Time Ago; Simple Gifts; At the River; I Bought Me a Cat

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Booking Information

Performance Dates:

August 2009
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Tickets: From £8 - £30
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes approximately
Venue: Usher Hall
Series: Usher Hall
Edinburgh - The city of edinburgh council Scottish Arts Council

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