A concert exploring the musical cultures of Habsburg Central Europe with the soprano Ariana Wyatt and pianist Richard Masters.

The former Habsburg lands included present-day Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and parts of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, and Italy, among other countries. In this program we take you on a musical journey from an imagined Italy to the banks of the Vistula River, with stops in Vienna and Prague along the way. Featuring works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Strauss Jr., Ilse Weber, and others, the concert will provide a window on the varied and diverse musical world of Habsburg Central Europe.

Program

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) 
Arianna a Naxos
Teseo mio ben
Dove sei, mio bel tesoro?
Ma, a chi parlo?
Ah! che morir vorrei

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
trans. Ignaz Friedman (1882-1948)
Larghetto (from Concerto no. 26 in A Major, K. 537) 

Alma Mahler (1879-1964)
Five Lieder (1910)
Die stille Stadt
In meines Vaters Garten
Laue Sommernacht
Bei dir ist es traut
Ich wandle unter Blumen

Ilse Weber (1903-1944)
Four Selected Songs (ca. 1942-1943)
Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt
Dobry den
Und der Regen rinnt
Wiegala           

E.W. Korngold (1897-1957)
Three Arias (from Die stumme Serenade)
Ein modell von Coclé
Lied von Glück
Ohne dich

Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899)
Schatz waltz (from Der Zigeunerbaron, arr. Ignaz Friedman)
Czardas (from Die Fledermaus)  

General admission: $30; seniors, students: $20. Tickets may be purchased online through Eventbrite or at the door at the time of the event.

This event is part of the Sounding Habsburg conference organized by the Dvořák American Heritage Association and supported by the Bohemian Benevolent and Literary Association, Austrian Cultural Forum New York, Virginia Tech, and New York University.

Questions about the conference or concert? Contact the organizer at: soundinghabsburg@gmail.com.