I Wonder as I Wander
Overview
Intro
SONOS Quartet, Savall & Johansen
Arianna Savall soprano and baroque harp
Petter Udland Johansen tenor and mandolin
Sonos Quartet
Jiri Nemecek, violin
Stefanie Bischof, violin
Martin Bischof, viola
Andrea Bischof, violoncello
The remarkable program is characterized by a harmonious combination of folkloristic and classical music traditions from different European cultures, with a special focus on Spain and Central Europe. Arianna Savall, a singer and harpist who has been mediating between early music and contemporary projects for years, and Petter Udland Johansen, tenor, multi-instrumentalist and arranger, open up new sound spaces with the SONOS Quartet. Johansen's specially created arrangements give well-known songs by Purcell, Dvořák, Strauss or Mahler a fresh touch without losing their original essence.
The focus is on the motif of wandering: Dvořák's "Songs my mother taught me" or Mahler's "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" tell of origin and departure; Strauss' "Morgen" of quiet arrival, Catalan folk songs such as "Rossinyol que vas a França" of being on the move between countries. Berio's "I wonder as I wander" summarizes all these movements as a poetic leitmotif. The result is a musical journey through times, styles and landscapes, carried by the special instrumentation of voice, harp, mandolin and string quartet.
Program:
Marco Uccellini
Aria sopra la Bergamasca
Henry Purcell
If Music Be the Food of Love
Trad. Catalonia
Rossinyol que vas a França, arr. Arianna Savall / Petter U. Johansen
Testament d'Amèlia, arr. Miguel Llobet / Petter U. Johansen
Giovanni Sollima
Inst. quartet
Richard Strauss / Mackay
Tomorrow
Luciano Berio, Folksongs
I Wonder as I Wander
Antonín Dvořák, Gypsy Songs
Má píseň zas mi láskou zní / My Song Rings Out with Love Again
Když mne stará matka / Songs my Mother Taught Me
Manuel de Falla
El sombrero de tres picos
Xavier Montsalvatge
Canciòn de cuna para dormir un negrito
Gustav Mahler, Songs of a traveling journeyman
The two blue eyes, No. 4
Petter Udland Johansen
Millom rosor
Midt I byen
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Schlosskonzerte Thun
Bahnhofstrasse 1 3600 Thun +41 79 327 34 81 (Mo & Di, 9–12) info@schlosskonzerte-thun.ch |
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| Location |
Kirche Hilterfingen Schoren 40 3653 Oberhofen am Thunersee Switzerland |
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| Price |
Tickets 1st cat. CHF 75.- | 2nd Cat. CHF 55.- | 3rd Cat. CHF 35.-
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Event dates
- 12 June 2026
Online sales start on Sunday, 01.03.2026