Dynamic soprano Ariadne Greif joins host Simone Dinnerstein in the studio. Together, with pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev, she shares a diverse program of romantic art songs and new music.
Ariadne Greif began her opera career with the LA Children’s Chorus at the LA Opera. Her adult debut was singing Lutoslawski’s Chantefleurs et Chantefables with the American Symphony Orchestra. She is passionate about working with modern composers; she has premiered over a hundred new works and more than a dozen new operas, including Caroline Shaw’s We Need To Talk. On this edition of the Showcase, you’ll hear pieces from across the spectrum of her eclectic repertoire.
Program:
Jaeger: “Träumerei”
- Ariadne Greif, soprano
Pinto: “Three Songs Near Omaha, Nebraska”
- Ariadne Greif, soprano
Beglarian: “Farther from the Heart”
- Ariadne Greif, soprano; Vladimir Rumyantsev, piano
Rachmaninov:
Dream (сон), Op. 8, No. 5
Oh no, I beg, don’t go (о нет молю не уходи), Op. 4, No. 1
I was with her (я был у ней), Op. 14, No. 4
We ran into each other yesterday (вчера мы встретились), Op 26, No. 13
Lilacs (сирень), Op 21, No. 5
Daisies (маргаритки), Op 38, No. 3
Aa-u! (ау!), Op. 38, No. 6
To her (к ней), Op. 38, No. 2
Spring Waters (весенние воды), Op. 14, No. 11
- Ariadne Greif, soprano; Vladimir Rumyantsev, piano
Weinberg: “Glacial Expectations” and “Blue Gradations” from ISOLA
- Ariadne Greif, soprano
Podsiadlo: “Lux Aeterna”
- Ariadne Greif, soprano; Vladimir Rumyantsev, piano