Oxford May Music Festival
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 8:00 pm
Clara Mouriz (mezzo)
Julius Drake (Piano)
Programme
Joseph Haydn: Arianna a Naxos
Reynaldo Hahn:
Si mes vers avaient des ailes
L’heure exquise
D’une prison
Maurice Ravel:
Vocalise en forme de habanera
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, ‘Five Popular Greek Songs’
Antonio de Literes: Confiado Jilguerillo
Francisco de la Torre: Pampano Verde
Jesus Guridi: Canciones castellanas
Joaquin Turina: Tu pupila es azul
Federico Mompou: Damunt de tu nomes les flors
Manuel de Falla: Tus ojillos negros
Xavier Montsalvatge: 5 Canciones negras
Doyen of pianists Julius Drake makes a welcome return to the festival in the company of an astonishing new talent. Spanish-born Clara Mouriz has taken the concert halls and opera houses of Europe by storm since making her Wigmore Hall debut last year. Her programme centres around songs from her native Spain and Portugal by composers including Falla, Montsalvatge and Guridi, many of which appear on her debut CD with Sonimage.
“A classy act: a light, agile mezzo of great charm and elegant intelligence” Times (CM)
“One of the most sought-after pianists by UK singers” Guardian (JD)