Audio Samples
This programme (sometimes called "A Seasonal Bouquet") evolved because of Charlotte's background as the grand-daughter of Lionel de Rothschild, the creator of the famous rhododendron and azalea garden of Exbury, in Hampshire. She is a Director and actively involved in the day-to-day running whenever not on tour!
"Flower Songs at Kew Gardens, a recital given by the soprano Charlotte de Rothschild, was an adept piece of programming. Miss de Rothschild possesses a beautifully refined tone and the gift of graceful characterisation. The programme featured an imaginative selection of songs for the seasons representing many different styles and eras."
THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
| SUMMER "Sumer is icumen in, lhude sing cuccu" Have you seen but a whyte lilie grow? When daisies pied |
(Anon) Ben Jonson/Anon Thomas Arne |
| Natsu no omoide Die Lotosblume Heidenröslein |
Yoshinao Nakata Robert Schumann Franz Schubert |
| Les Roses d'Ispahan Les Papillons |
Gabriel Fauré Mathilde de Rothschild |
| Garden Medley | arr. Stuart Calvert |
| Summertime | George Gershwin |
| AUTUMN "Seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness" The last rose of Summer The rare flower |
(Keats) Moore Giacomo Meyerbeer |
| Aka Tonbo Kanpyo |
Kohsaku Yamada Fumihiko Fukui |
| I N T E R V A L | |
| WINTER "If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?" Blow, blow, thou Winter wind Schneeglöckchen Violets for your furs |
(Shelley) Thomas Arne Robert Schumann Matt Dennis |
| SPRING "The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la" Das Veilchen |
(Gilbert) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Where lilac blows Romance |
Mathilde de Rothschild |
| We'll gather lilacs | Ivor Novello |
| She moved through the Fair | unaccompanied Trad. |
| Now is the month of Maying Sumer is i-cumen in |
arr. David Watkins |
Exbury Estate Office
Exbury
Nr. Southampton
Hampshire SO45 1AZ
