Fleur Barron & Julius Drake Recital

Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, hailed as a “knockout performer” by The Times, and pianist Julius Drake, who made their Festival debuts together in 2022, present a children-themed recital that evokes both humor and tragedy. The duo performs selected songs by Schumann and gives the first-ever Festival performances of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children) and Mussorgsky’s Detskaya (The Nursery). 

SCHUMANN “Tragödie” (Part I and Part II), Op. 64, No. 3

SCHUMANN “Der Soldat,” Op. 40, No. 3

SCHUMANN “Die Kartenlegerin,” Op. 31, No. 2

SCHUMANN “Schneeglöckchen,” Op. 79, No. 26

SCHUMANN “Der Sandmann,” Op. 79, No. 12

SCHUMANN “Muttertraum,” Op. 40, No. 2

MAHLER Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)

MUSSORGSKY Selections from Detskaya (The Nursery)