Melodramas Românticos

Bringing together works composed between 1826 and 1899, this recital explores some of the most fascinating expressions of musical Romanticism, while also revealing the early signs of a modernity that would transform European artistic language. From Schubert’s melancholy to Schumann’s distinctive approach to melodrama and the harmonic daring of Liszt and Strauss, a world of intense dramatic power emerges, where words and music come together to explore the realms of dreams, unease and the supernatural. Inspired by narratives steeped in mystery and terror, these works anticipate sounds and atmospheres that would leave a profound mark on the history of music. From the unsettling chromaticism of The Castle by the Sea and The Sad Monk to the devastating intensity of Lenore, based on Bürger’s celebrated Gothic poem, the programme invites audiences to discover a repertoire of extraordinary expressiveness, whose power to surprise and disturb remains undiminished.

Concert with commentary by Nuno Vieira de Almeida.

El Corte Inglés supports the CCB’s Classical Music Mediation Programme.