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Sad and mad: Anna Prohaska becomes Ophelia in Amsterdam

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“she charged every phrase with a current of energy in constant modulation”
Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam on 21 April 2015
Works by Schubert
Works by Brahms
Works by Rihm
Schumann, Herzeleid, Op.107 no.1
Schumann, Die Fensterscheibe, Op.107 no.2
Schumann, Die Spinnerin, Op.107 no.4
Brahms, Ophelia Lieder (Ophelia Songs)
Rihm, Ophelia Sings
Schubert, Schwestergruß (Bruchmann), D.762
Schubert, Der Geistertanz (Matthisson), D.116
Schubert, Der Tod und das Mädchen (Claudius), D.531
Schubert, Rosamunde, D.797 (Romanze)
Schumann, Mädchen-Schwermut, Op.142 no.3
Schumann, Melancolie, Op.74 no.6
Berlioz, La Mort d'Ophélie, H92
Strauss R., Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op.67
Shostakovich, 7 Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano, Op.127 (Ophelia’s Song)
Shostakovich, 7 Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano, Op.127 (Storm)
Shostakovich, 7 Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano, Op.127 (Secret Signs)
Shostakovich, 7 Romances on Poems by Blok for soprano, violin, cello and piano, Op.127 (Music)
Beethoven, 25 Irish Folksongs, WoO 152 (The Return to Ulster)
Anna Prohaska, Soprano
Eric Schneider, Piano
Lorenza Borrani, Violin
Mischa Meyer, Cello
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