Quartet brings world to PSU Sep 23, 2008
The first piece, "Italian Serenade," by Austrian composer Hugo Wolf, will be performed by just the quartet. "He's particularly known for his lieder, which is a German word for the art songs that were so popular in the 19th century," Eddy said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Annual arts preview gives glimpse of coming events Sep 15, 2008
Oct. 26 Hugo Wolf String Quartet from Vienna, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 1200 Clark St.; part of the Black Hills Chamber Music Society s Concert Series. Admission is by season ticket; tickets also available at the door. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Iban Rebroff Apr 18, 2008
After graduating, Rebroff showed his versatility, donning many musical hats including major operatic roles, singing in Cossack choirs and performing the work of Hugo Wolf. In 1968 he made his French breakthrough at the Th; tre Marigny in the leading role of Tevye in Un Violon sur le Toit (the French version of Fiddler on the Roof) and bringing If I Were a Rich Man in its original version to the French public's notice. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Hall casts pall over voices Mar 31, 2008
Braun followed with five songs of Hugo Wolf in which he seemed to come to terms with the hall and scale up his resonance. At the end of the third song, the haunting Verborgenheit (Seclusion), he produced a moving and chilling mezza voce that carried perfectly well. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Hugo Wolf Quartett Feb 6, 2008
So the Hugo Wolf served as a musical guinea pig. No doubt this is a technically talented ensemble, lean and cohesive in its phrasing, and not without a sense of humor --the evening included the quartet arrangement of Johann Strauss' overture to "Die Fledermaus.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Western orchestra, Chinese celebration Feb 3, 2008
Soprano Rao then returned for two Hugo Wolf songs, In dem Schatten meiner Locken and Er ists. She was better this time and evinced more grace in her singing. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
When a son's thoughts turn to murder Feb 3, 2008
There would invariably be piano music in the background; he especially admired German lieder, the songs of Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Hugo Wolf. I was moved by his plight, but seldom called back - there was no more I could do for him. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Letters old and new, for violin and orchestra Nov 3, 2007
Dean chose a brief excerpt from four 19th-century letters (written by Brahms, van Gogh, Hugo Wolf, and an Australian bushranger named Ned Kelly) as inspiration for a four-movement violin concerto. The piece is in many ways an unapologetic throwback to the 19th-century violin concerto, with a long high-flown first movement, full of rhapsodic pleading in the violin's upper registers, a meditative slow movement, a brief and breezy third movement, and a standard virtuoso dash to the finish. (Boston Globe)
Piano trio kicks off music program Oct 31, 2007
30-day news archives. "Kabaservice said one of the most exciting developments in the 30-year history is finding a home at St. Marks United Methodist Church in Indialantic. The vaulting ceilings and comfortable pews make for a splendid venue, he said."The sound is so clear and is very warm," he said. "That's absolutely ideal for chamber music. (Florida Today)
The Air This Week Oct 16, 2007
Tomorrow 11 a.m. Hugo Wolf String Quartet, live: Haydn, Wolf, Johann Strauss, Jr. (WGBH). 2 p.m. Jazz Profiles/Nancy Wilson (WICN: ). (Boston Globe)
Art beat: Ames reaps benefits of Marilyn Horne Foundation Mar 30, 2007
The two recently appeared at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Their performance of recital songs by Hugo Wolf was described in the Washington Post as "no less than revelatory!". During his Ames residency, Blumberg will present educational outreach experiences in area schools and at ISU's music department. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Young bass' impressive talent just needs tweaking Mar 27, 2007
And Robinson, with energetic pianist Caren Levine, fought the crossover tag on Sunday with a program covering three languages and three centuries, from 18th century Italian (a Mozart concert aria) to 19th century German (Hugo Wolf s Three Michelangelo Songs ) to several generations of American English, including the studied eloquence of Leonard Bernstein s Greeting, the Appalachian melancholy of John Jacob Niles Black is the Color of My True Love s Hair and Leslie Adams tender For You There is... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
