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Alexander Goehr 75th Birthday

04 November 2007

Alexander Goehr

Wigmore Hall, Sunday 4th October 2007, 7.30pm

Alexander Goehr, distinguished composer and teacher, was born in Berlin in 1932. This 75th birthday programme includes the world première of a major song cycle, Dark Days, and is given by artists with whom he collaborates regularly.

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The Artists

  • Roderick Williams (baritone)
  • Andrew West (piano)
  • Daniel Becker (piano)
  • Huw Watkins (piano)
  • Elias Quartet

Programme

  • Stravinsky Concertino for String Quartet
  • Goehr Ulysses' Admonition to Achilles (World première)
  • Goehr Dark Days (World première)
  • Schumann/Debussy Six studies in canon form
  • Goehr Almost a Fugue (World première)
  • Goehr Piano Quintet

For more information on the music of Alexander Goehr

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or visit The Wigmore Hall