"Ten of the Most Beautiful German Love Songs" Illustrated lecture by Prof. Richard Stokes at Lecture Room - II, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 18th December 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Lecture Room - II, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Landmark : Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
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Event Description : 'Ten of the Most Beautiful German Love Songs' Illustrated lecture by Prof. Richard Stokes, Professor of Lieder, Royal Academy of Music, London who has presented many lectures and conducted master classes on Lieder at St. John’s Smith Square, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Edinburgh and Aldenburgh Festivals, Dartington Hall and the Söngskólinn in Reykjavik Richard Stokes will illustrate his talk with celebrated recordings by Janet Baker, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Schreier and others. The love songs range from the erotic (Mozart's 'An Chloe') to the romantic (Loewe's 'Tom der Reimer'), and trace the development of German Art Song from the 18th to the 20th century. Composers include Mozart, Beethoven, Loewe, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Wolf, Mahler and Richard Strauss

As part of Music Appreciation Promotion series. 

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