ICO – Death and The Maiden

Thomas Zehetmair Director/Violin

Aishling Ennis Harp

Dowland Lachrimae Antiquae

Delius Air and Dance for String Orchestra

Crawford Seeger Andante for Strings

Debussy Danses Sacrée et Profane

Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810(arr. Mahler) Death and the Maiden

John Dowland wrote seven variations on his song Flow, My Tears for a five-part consort. These gorgeous tunes highlighted ground-breaking counterpoint and we hear the first, Lachrimae Antiquae. 

Two delightful dances illuminate the programme book-ending Ruth Crawford Seeger’s mesmerising Andante for Strings. Air and Dance by Delius is a simple-textured piece in one movement with the Dance evolving naturally out of the Air. Debussy’s shimmering and sensuous Danse Sacrée et danse profane is one of the finest works for harp and strings. 

The concert climaxes with Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, as death’s shadow stalks the composer, this iconic work combined with the sheer energy of ICO’s music-making, touches the heart.

Presented By: Irish Chamber Orchestra

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