LINCOLN CENTER
Mostly Mozart Festival
The Singing Heart
"This year’s festival opens with an exuberant evening of symphony and song, pairing Mozart’s delightful “Haffner” symphony with a colorful collection of folk songs and spirituals from the same era. Together they offer a rare portrait of humanity in the time of Mozart. The program concludes with Beethoven’s deeply hopeful Choral Fantasy."
Mozart - Kyrie, K.90
Mozart - Symphony No. 35 in D major ("Haffner")
Traditional and indigenous songs: Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal; Três Cantos Nativos dos Indios Kraó; Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel; Ah vous dirai-je, maman
Beethoven - Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra ("Choral Fantasy")
“A superb ensemble of young voices largely representative of the city's mix of cultures and socio-economic levels.”– Choir and Organ (U.K.) on the Young People's Chorus of New York City
“Unquestionably a phenomenon.”– New York Times on Kit Armstrong
The 18th century also began to recognize “folk song” and to treat it as having an integrity of its own, even if it did not employ the sophis- ticated procedures of Europe’s highly trained composers. The folk songs featured this evening come from three continents, and their origins (like much art that belongs to oral tradition) are now obscure, but their preservation is largely due to the respectful attitude that first emerged in the age of Mozart and Beethoven. The symphonic and choral works that make up The Singing Heart mirror the univer- sal qualities of folk music and evoke its youthful and optimistic spirit."
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