One would probably not associate Richard Strauss with English poetry given that his lieder are based on poems by famous German writers. However, Strauss aficionados might be very surprised to discover "Enoch Arden," Tennyson's epic poem set to music in a form called melodrama. Melodrama is a musical form where spoken text either alternates with or is accompanied by instrumental music. The 1864 poem was set to music by Strauss in 1897, preceding many of his well-known tone poems. "Enoch Arden" is the story of three childhood ...
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One would probably not associate Richard Strauss with English poetry given that his lieder are based on poems by famous German writers. However, Strauss aficionados might be very surprised to discover "Enoch Arden," Tennyson's epic poem set to music in a form called melodrama. Melodrama is a musical form where spoken text either alternates with or is accompanied by instrumental music. The 1864 poem was set to music by Strauss in 1897, preceding many of his well-known tone poems. "Enoch Arden" is the story of three childhood friends whose lives alter dramatically as adults. Enoch has married Annie, but he leaves her and their children to go off to sea. Over many years, their friend Philip attends to Annie and her family, eventually marrying her much later. Enoch returns to find out what has happened, but rather than confronting them, he hides away, dying. Bass baritone David Ripley's voice is clean, majestic, and as one would expect, very appropriately theatrical in this unusual work. Pianist Chad R....
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