Love in 3/4 Time

Please join the Western Reserve Chorale on Sunday, June 7th as we present Love in 3/4 Time

The title for this concert comes from the performance of Johannes Brahms’ The Liebeslieder Waltzes Op 52, a collection of love songs written in a popular style that, despite the brevity of each, continue to demonstrate Brahms’ compositional complexity. Scored for piano four hands and voices ad libitum (which means the piece can easily accommodate many different sized ensembles). The lyrics for the Liebeslieder come from Georg Friedrich Daumer’s Polydora, a collection of folk songs and love poems. While there is no concrete record indicating the exact inspiration for the Waltzes, there is speculation that Brahms’ motivation for the songs was his frustrated love for pianist and composer Clara Schumann.

The Chorale is excited to be joined by pianists Elizabeth DeMio and Maggie Johns for the performance of the Waltzes.

The second half of the concert will highlight a variety of approaches to the topic of love from Spanish poet, Pablo Neruda, to meaningful texts by Helen Keller and George Matheson, to the song stylings of Lennon and McCartney.

Free & open to the public. Donations gratefully accepted at the door and online.