Commemorating Steven Blier’s 25th Wolf Trap Recital by reprising his first offering.

Steven Blier celebrates his 25th recital collaboration with Wolf Trap by bringing back his first WTOC concert, Tales from the Vienna Woods, first heard at The Barns on July 24, 1994.

These concerts typically sell out early, so plan to get your tickets as soon as you can. The Washington Post describes Steve’s evenings of song this way: “Blier’s enduring power to charm stems from his impeccable taste in far-ranging musical styles, a knack for selecting just the right singers, his intellectual curiosity and masterly storytelling, and a willingness to wear his heart on his sleeve.”

Cast Steven Blier, Artistic Director & Pianist Anne-Carolyn Bird, soprano Marjorie Owens, soprano Beau Gibson, tenor Liam Bonner, baritone

Program

Setting Out
Fussreise.......................................................................Hugo Wolf
Ich ging mit Lust durch einem grünen Wald...........Gustav Mahler
Wanderlied.....................................................................Robert Schumann
Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend.............................Robert Schumann
Waldseligkest................................................................Richard Strauss
Die Nachtigall.................................................................Alban Berg

Romance
Er und Sie........................................................................Robert Schumann
Scheiden und Meiden...................................................Gustav Mahler
Nachtzauber....................................................................Hugo Wolf
Im Waldeseinsamkeit...................................................Johannes Brahms
Unterm Fenster...............................................................Robert Schumann
Freundliche Vision..........................................................Richard Strauss
Vergebliches Ständchen...............................................Johannes Brahms

~Intermission~

Encounters
Nacht..................................................................................Alban Berg
Im Walde...........................................................................Robert Schumann
Waldesgespräch.............................................................Robert Schumann
Sommerabend.................................................................Johannes Brahms
Ziguenerlied......................................................................Ferruccio Busoni
Tom der Reimer...............................................................Carl Loewe
Neue Liebe........................................................................Felix Mendelssohn
Walpurgisnacht.................................................................Johannes Brahms
Erlkönig..............................................................................Carl Loewe
Arie aus dem Spiegel von Arcadien..............................Arnold Schönberg
G’schichten aus dem Wienerwald................................Johann Strauss II