I Wonder as I Wander

Arianna Savall soprano and baroque harp
Petter Udland Johansen tenor and mandolin

Sonos Quartet
Jiri Nemecek, violin
Stefanie Bischof, violin
Martin Bischof, viola
Andrea Bischof, violoncello

The remarkable program is characterized by a harmonious combination of folkloristic and classical music traditions from different European cultures, with a special focus on Spain and Central Europe. Arianna Savall, a singer and harpist who has been mediating between early music and contemporary projects for years, and Petter Udland Johansen, tenor, multi-instrumentalist and arranger, open up new sound spaces with the SONOS Quartet. Johansen's specially created arrangements give well-known songs by Purcell, Dvořák, Strauss or Mahler a fresh touch without losing their original essence.

The focus is on the motif of wandering: Dvořák's "Songs my mother taught me" or Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" tell of origin and departure; Strauss' "Morgen" of quiet arrival, Catalan folk songs such as "Rossinyol que vas a França" of being on the move between countries. Berio's "I wonder as I wander" summarizes all these movements as a poetic leitmotif. The result is a musical journey through times, styles and landscapes, carried by the special instrumentation of voice, harp, mandolin and string quartet.

Program:

Marco Uccellini
Aria sopra la Bergamasca

Henry Purcell
If Music Be the Food of Love

Trad. Catalonia
Rossinyol que vas a França, arr. Arianna Savall / Petter U. Johansen
Testament d'Amèlia, arr. Miguel Llobet / Petter U. Johansen

Giovanni Sollima
Inst. quartet

Richard Strauss / Mackay
Tomorrow

Luciano Berio, Folksongs
I Wonder as I Wander

Antonín Dvořák, Gypsy Songs
Má píseň zas mi láskou zní / My Song Rings Out with Love Again
Když mne stará matka / Songs my Mother Taught Me

Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos

Xavier Montsalvatge
Canciòn de cuna para dormir un negrito

Gustav Mahler, Songs of a traveling journeyman
The two blue eyes, No. 4

Petter Udland Johansen
Millom rosor
Midt I byen

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