From Music in Words

ENOCH ARDEN

Words by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Music by Richard Strauss

Transcription for string trio by Molly von Gutzeit

May 15 - 17 

The narrative poem ENOCH ARDEN was published by ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON in 1864 during his tenure as England’s poet laureate. The poem tells the emotionally charged story of a fisherman-turned-merchant sailor who becomes lost at sea, and it gives its name to the legal precedent whereby a person can remarry in the event of a spouse's absence and presumed death. In 1897, RICHARD STRAUSS set the poem as a recitation for speaker and piano. These performances mark the world premiere of a transcription for string trio accompaniment by Molly von Gutzeit.

JUDITH KRUMMECK, Speaker

NIKITA BORISEVICH, Violin

BENJAMIN VON GUTZEIT, Viola

MOLLY VON GUTZEIT, Cello

Running time: 75 minutes with a brief intermission

*Tickets are non-refundable.

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