Lost in the Stars
Music by Kurt Weill and his contemporaries
A new and exciting concert performance by chamber music ensemble The Hague String Trio, featuring vocalist Lucy Woodward, bassist/arranger Marijn van Prooijen, drummer Vinsent Planjer, and director Annechien Koerselman, centered around the music of Kurt Weill, his contemporaries, and his collaborations with songwriters including Bertolt Brecht, Langston Hughes, and Maxwell Anderson.
The concert features classics such as Alabama Song, September Song, Lost in the Stars, and Charlie Chaplin’s nostalgic Smile. Highlighting artists who emerged from turbulent times - escaping persecution, crossing continents and genres, from classical to jazz, from Europe to America - this program reflects on those who were forced to emigrate in search of a better life while Lost in the Stars.
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Echoes of Budapest
Latest CD release
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Editor's Choice
The Hague String Trio … performs this music as if it was Hungarian through and through. Intonation is impeccable, the three instruments are perfectly balanced and there’s a palpable sense of good-natured communion about the playing.
Luister magazine 9/10
the Hague String Trio play these works outstandingly well
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The Hague String Trio effortlessly reveals the music’s deeper layers. The trio’s passionate playing evokes a rich palette of colors and unites the shifting moods into one impressive whole.
Pizzicato Luxembourg
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they succeed in making the voices of the presented female composers their own
Again…they bring unknown, but works worth hearing to our attention, thus enriching the catalogue
De Gelderlander
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'een volstrekt eigen geluid waarvan je al snel veel meer wilt horen'
MusicWeb International
professionals to their fingertips
The performances are excellent
Audio : 9 Interpretation : 9
Nominated for the International Classical Music Awards 2020
BBC Music Magazine
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an accomplished and affecting disc performed with great skill and care
Luister magazine 10/10
Maar neem van mij aan dat de kwaliteit van het gebodene van de grootste kwaliteit is
In het tekstboekje vertellen ze dat After The Darkness een project is dat ze na aan het hart ligt en dat is te horen.
Pizzicato - Supersonic Award
The Hague String Trio plays intensely and atmospherically, so making this a really rewarding and exciting release.