Abstract
Soprano Catherine Redding and pianist Yonit Kosovske performed a concert at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Limerick. The programme featured Lili Boulanger’s song cycle Clairières dans le ciel. The thirteen song texts are drawn from Tristesses (Sorrows), a collection of twenty-four poems written by Francis Jammes (1868–1938). The songs are saturated with symbolism, nostalgic reflection, and intense longing for love through a rich compositional language the interweaves Impressionism with Neo-Romanticism. The concert also featured two piano solos: Lili Boulanger’s Prelude in D-flat, and Vers la vie nouvelle (Towards a new life) by her older sister Nadia Boulanger.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
