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Dark Matter(s): Songs by Strauss, Brahms, Clara Schumann, and Florence Price

Golda Schultz and Jonathan Ware’s program explores some of the darker moments of human existence, from nocturnal apparitions and moonlight encounters to phantasms and hallucinations.



Music by Brahms, Clara Schumann, and George Crumb complements works by the American Florence Price, whose music has recently been rediscovered, and French composer Rita Strohl, still a rarity on international concert programs.


The recital concludes with Richard Strauss’s Four Last Songs, the 84-­year­ old composer’s serene meditation on life and death.



PROGRAM

  • George Crumb - Apparition
  • Clara Schumann - Es fiel ein Reif in der Frühlingsnacht
  • Clara Schumann - Sie liebten sich beide
  • Clara Schumann - Ihr Bildnis
  • Florence B. Price - Because
  • Florence B. Price - Hold Fast to DreamsFlorence B. Price - Adoration
  • Johannes Brahms - Ophelia Songs WoO 22
  • Rita Strohl - La Momie (from Dix Poésies mises en musique)
  • Rita Strohl - Barcarolle (from Dix Poésies mises en musique)
  • Rita Strohl - La Tristesse de la Lune (from Dix Poésies mises en musique)
  • Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs
Additional information
Participating artists
Golda Schultz
Jonathan Ware
Dates
March 2026
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