Consone Quartet
On the Wings of a Song
with Helen Charlston
**Helen Charlston** (mezzo-soprano)

1. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen
2. Sie liebten sich beide
3. Liebeszauber
4. Der Mond kommt still gegangen
5. Ich hab’ in deinem Auge
6. Die stille Lotosblume
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6 in F minor
Felix Mendelssohn Die Liebende Schreibt
Felix Mendelssohn Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Fanny Mendelssohn Die Mainacht
Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben
1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
3. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
6. Süßer Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an
7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
8. Nun has du mir den ersten schmerz getan
Former BBC New Generation Artists mezzo soprano Helen Charlston & Consone Quartet come together for an evening of storytelling, celebrating chamber music making in all its glory.
As we journey through the intimate world of song, let Robert Schumann’s beguiling Frauenliebe und -leben, Clara Schumann’s evocative Op.13 and songs by Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn whisk you into a world of romanticism. Presented in new arrangements for Period String Quartet and Voice (rather than voice and piano as one might expect) the intimacy and directness of chamber music is the centre of this story, transporting us all to a new world of life and love.
‘On the wings of a song,
I’ll carry you, my love, away,
Away…’ (Heinrich Heine)
Festival Pass Offer: Get 15% off your order when you book at least one standard ticket for all 7 LFBM 2024 events in a single transaction*
(*Discount will be applied automatically to the basket. Concession tickets (U18, YF) are not eligible. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or discount)
London Festival of Baroque Music
Fri, 17 May 2024
St John's Smith Square, London
7:00pm
£30, £15 (£6 for Under-18s and Young Friends)
Full Event Details
Clara Schumann Sechs Lieder, op. 13
1. Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen
2. Sie liebten sich beide
3. Liebeszauber
4. Der Mond kommt still gegangen
5. Ich hab’ in deinem Auge
6. Die stille Lotosblume
Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6 in F minor
Felix Mendelssohn Die Liebende Schreibt
Felix Mendelssohn Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Fanny Mendelssohn Die Mainacht
Robert Schumann Frauenliebe und -leben
1. Seit ich ihn gesehen
2. Er, der Herrlichste von allen
3. Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben
4. Du Ring an meinem Finger
5. Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
6. Süßer Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an
7. An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
8. Nun has du mir den ersten schmerz getan
Former BBC New Generation Artists mezzo soprano Helen Charlston & Consone Quartet come together for an evening of storytelling, celebrating chamber music making in all its glory.
As we journey through the intimate world of song, let Robert Schumann’s beguiling Frauenliebe und -leben, Clara Schumann’s evocative Op.13 and songs by Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn whisk you into a world of romanticism. Presented in new arrangements for Period String Quartet and Voice (rather than voice and piano as one might expect) the intimacy and directness of chamber music is the centre of this story, transporting us all to a new world of life and love.
‘On the wings of a song,
I’ll carry you, my love, away,
Away…’ (Heinrich Heine)
Festival Pass Offer: Get 15% off your order when you book at least one standard ticket for all 7 LFBM 2024 events in a single transaction*
(*Discount will be applied automatically to the basket. Concession tickets (U18, YF) are not eligible. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or discount)
Venue Details & Map
Location
St John's Smith Square, London
Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HT, United Kingdom
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