Music along the Rhine, 30 June–7 July 2020 by Martin Randall Travel

Music along the

Rhine

CELEBRATING MUSIC AND PLACE 30 JUNE–7 JULY 2020

Outstanding music, beautiful countryside and historic towns along Germany’s principal river

MARTIN RANDALL FESTIVALS

Martin Randall Festivals bring together world-class musicians for a sequence of private concerts in Europe’s glorious historic buildings, many of which are not normally accessible. We take care of all logistics, from flights and hotels, to pre-concert talks.

WEST COUNTRY CHORAL FESTIVAL 7–11 JULY 2019 MUSIC ALONG THE DANUBE 31 AUGUST–7 SEPTEMBER 2019 SACRED MUSIC IN SANTIAGO 28 SEPTEMBER–2 OCTOBER 2019 THE THOMAS TALLIS TRAIL 1–3 NOVEMBER 2019 OPERA IN SOUTHERN SICILY 5–11 NOVEMBER 2019 MUSIC ALONG THE RHINE 30 JUNE–7 JULY 2020 MUSIC IN THE LOIRE VALLEY 7–13 JULY 2020 DANUBE BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL 24–31 AUGUST 2020 THE DIVINE OFFICE 28 SEPTEMBER–2 OCTOBER 2020 MUSIC IN VENICE 2–7 NOVEMBER 2020

CONTENTS

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FESTIVAL

14. DISCOVER THE PLACE

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TRAVEL OPTIONS A range of ways to travel to and from the festival.

The Rhine Valley: vineclad hills, castles and beautiful countryside.

THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME The day-by-day itinerary including details of concerts.

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ACCOMMODATION & PRICES

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PRE-FESTIVAL TOUR Extend your stay in central Europe with our pre-festival tour, Dutch Painting.

Information about the ship, and hotels for the walking party.

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MEET THE MUSICIANS

BOOKING

International musicians of the highest calibre. Front cover: W. Turner, 'On the Rhine', c. 1830, ©Sotheby’s / akg-images

The booking form, details of our booking process, and terms and conditions.

Photographs. Opposite: ©Benjamin Ealovega 2018. Bottom left: Esmé Quartet ©Sihoo Kim. Above: ©Bill Knight. Printed: 1 May 2019

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INTRODUCTION

MUSIC ALONG THE RHINE

From the romantic Rheingau to the bewitching Black Forest, the allure of the Rhine Valley is reflected in a carefully chosen programme of music.

Ten private concerts in beautiful and appropriate historic buildings. First launched in 1997, there have been eleven previous editions of The Rhine Valley Music Festival, now known as Music Along the Rhine. Each has been different, but all are characterised by high quality performances. The concert venues are chosen for their beauty or charm, and most are of the same period as the music performed in them. All are relatively small, leading to an informality and intimacy of musical communication, which engenders a heightened artistic experience. Music from the medieval to the romantic, most composed in the countries through which we pass. For 2020, the twelfth edition, Brahms is well represented as is Beethoven: in this anniversary year, we devote a day to the great man in his birthplace, Bonn. There is a range of music largely from Germany and Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Musicians of the highest calibre from Germany, Switzerland, South Korea and Britain. As with all Martin Randall Festivals, the musicians are among the finest in their fields. They include the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, pianist Llŷr Williams, Cantus Cölln, Basel Chamber Orchestra and Dorothea Röschmann. Alongside established names there are some exciting new ensembles surely destined for stellar careers, the Amatis Trio and the Esmé Quartet.

Illustration. Braubach and Marksburg, watercolour by E. Harrison Compton publ. 1912. 4

Accommodation on a first-class river cruiser. Acting as both hotel and principal means of transport, MS Amadeus Imperial sails from Amsterdam to Basel, enabling passengers to attend all the concerts and see some of the finest art and architecture in the region without having to change hotel or drive long distances. The experience differs significantly from conventional cruising in many ways. There is little regimentation, no obligatory seating plan, no on-board entertainment, announcements are kept to a minimum – and there is absolutely no piped music. The walking alternative. Walking the Rhine Valley mixes the concerts with country walks. Seven of the concerts are included, and there are six walks of around two hours beside or close to the Rhine. Participants stay in hotels rather than on the ship, and the group is limited to 22 participants.

INTRODUCTION

‘ We enjoyed every minute. No detail left to chance. Good to find so many like-minded music-loving fellow travellers from all over the world.’ Participant on Music Along the Rhine in 2018.

THE FESTIVAL PACKAGE

THE SPEAKERS

The price includes: —T en private concerts, or seven for the walking party, and daily lectures. —A ccommodation on a first-class river cruiser for seven nights, or in hotels for the walking party. —A ll meals, from dinner on the first day to breakfast on the last, with wine, and interval drinks. For the walkers, seven dinners and four lunches are included. —C oach travel between airport and ship or hotel, and to concert venues when not reached on foot. —A ll tips, taxes and admission charges. —A detailed programme booklet. —T he assistance of an experienced team of festival staff. You can also choose to join a pre-festival tour. See pages 19–20 for details.

On-board the ship:

For the walking party:

Stephen Johnson. Writer, composer, broadcaster and author of books on Beethoven, Bruckner, Wagner and Mahler. His orchestral work Behemoth Dances was premièred in 2016 by the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, and his Clarinet Quintet Angel’s Arc had its first performance in January 2019. His book about music and mental health, How Shostakovich Changed My Mind, was published in 2018. A book about Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, Symphony of a Thousand, is due to be published in 2020.

Richard Wigmore. Music writer, lecturer and broadcaster for BBC Radio 3. He writes for BBC Music and Gramophone and has taught classes in Lieder history and interpretation at Guildhall, Trinity Laban and Birkbeck College. His publications include Schubert: The Complete Song Texts and Pocket Guide to Haydn.

Annika Mombauer. Professor of Modern European History at The Open University. Her research interests are 19th- and 20th-century European history, in particular Imperial Germany and the origins of the First World War. She has published widely on German military planning and diplomacy before the First World War, and is a well-known contributor to the historiographical debate on the origins of the First World War.

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THE PROGRAMME

THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Day -1

Day 1

Monday 29 June Tuesday 30 June Amsterdam: walkers only Amsterdam

Join one of our festival flights (see page 18) or make your own way to the ship. Amsterdam is as distinctive as it is beautiful. It grew rapidly in the 16th and 17th centuries from a small and precarious sea port to become the greatest trading emporium in Europe. With its concentric canals and close-set brick merchant houses, soaring churches and picturesque alleys, the inner city has hardly changed since its heyday. Board the ship, MS Amadeus Imperial, from 4.00pm. Afternoon tea is available.

Day 2 Wednesday 1 July Schloss Lembeck

Leave the Netherlands and enter Germany shortly after daybreak, and sail along the Lower Rhine through the rest of the morning. There is a lecture and lunch, but otherwise free time until early afternoon. Moor at Wesel and drive to Schloss Lembeck near Dorsten, a delightful moated Wasserschloss (‘water castle’) situated in a park. It dates from the 17th century and retains its historic character though it is now a hotel (the walkers stay here). Our concert takes place in a small hall hung with ancestral portraits. Due to the size of the hall, the concert is repeated.

Leave for a late-afternoon concert. Those on flight option 2 go straight from the airport to the concert venue. Concert, 5.45pm: Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Lieder by Brahms & Schumann

Concert, 3.15pm or 4.45pm: Schloss Lembeck String Quartets Mandelring Quartet

At one remove from the world, Schloss Lembeck offers the quietude needed Dorothea Röschmann soprano to explore such an inward looking Malcolm Martineau piano masterpiece as Beethoven’s String Quartet Walking Party: fly at c. 11.45am from Op 59 No 3, in which the composer London Heathrow to Amsterdam. Drive to Opened in 1888, the Concertgebouw reveals in music how he found the strength the city centre and after checking in depart is regarded as one of the finest concert to triumph over adversity and growing for a walking tour in the city centre. First halls in the world, and both its halls are deafness. Before that we hear the first of two nights in Amsterdam. renowned for their acoustics. While the surviving quartet by Haydn, the true father Great Hall seats c. 2000, our concert takes of the medium. place in the intimate setting of the Recital Hall. It is hard to imagine a better location Return to the ship in the evening and sail for Dorothea Röschmann's programme of overnight from Wesel to Bonn. songs by Brahms and Schumann. Walking Party: leave Amsterdam and enjoy Overnight Amsterdam. a walk in the vicinity of the Lower Rhine. Arrive at Schloss Lembeck in the early Walking Party: there is a morning walk in afternoon and attend the concert there. Dutch countryside, followed by free time Overnight in Schloss Lembeck. Illustration: in Amsterdam. Attend the concert. Dinner Amsterdam, watercolour and overnight Amsterdam. by Nico Jungman publ. 1904. 6

THE PROGRAMME

Day 3 Thursday 2 July Bonn

Famously disparaged as a village by the diplomatic corps when it was capital, Bonn had in fact been a significant centre of culture while seat of the Elector Archbishops of Cologne in the early modern period. In the 18th century a second-rate tenor inclined to drink, named Johann van Beethoven, was employed at the archiepiscopal court. His son was a better musician. The morning and afternoon recitals take place in the Kammermusiksaal, a handsome modern chamber music hall attached to the Beethoven family home within walking distance of the mooring. Recital, 11.30am: Bonn, Beethoven Haus, Kammermusiksaal Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Return to the Beethoven Haus for the afternoon concert. Concert, 3.00pm: Bonn, Beethoven Haus, Kammermusiksaal Piano Trios Amatis Piano Trio The second concert at the Beethoven Haus provides a reminder that Beethoven could also turn out excellent high-class entertainment music. The relatively relaxed Piano Trio Op 11 (originally with clarinet) culminates in a set of variations on one of the hit songs (Gassenhauer) of his age. Then the Amatis Trio play a gloriously lyrical romantic masterpiece by a composer who worshipped Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn’s First Piano Trio.

Llŷr Williams In Llŷr Williams’s piano recital we hear Beethoven as both titanic tragedian and inspired comedian. It used to be claimed that Beethoven had no sense of humour: the last two movements of his Piano Sonata Op 2 No 3 are the perfect riposte to that. But then comes the thrilling drama of the Appassionata Sonata – turbulent, anguished, brilliant, one could say that the romantic image of the piano virtuoso as tortured genius was born here.

There follows some more free time in Bonn. It is, of course, also possible to return to the ship between concerts. Concert, 5.30pm: Bonn, Electoral Palace, Festsaal Basel Chamber Orchestra Valeriy Sokolov violin

The Electoral Palace at Bonn was where the teenage Beethoven had his first professional post. Enlightened Some free time in Bonn, perhaps to return and encouraging as his employer was, to the Beethoven Haus with its remarkable Beethoven was soon setting off for a freelance career in Vienna, in which he collection of memorabilia, or to visit soon triumphed. So it’s rather fitting Bonn Minster, one of the most impressive that the palace should be the venue for monuments of the transitional period between Romanesque and Gothic. Lunch is the work in which Beethoven made his debut in the form indelibly associated with provided on the ship as usual. his name, the symphony. His Symphony No.1 is followed by his only Violin

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Concerto, not a success in its own time, but now treasured as one of the supreme challenges of the repertoire. Overnight in Bonn. Walking Party: drive south for a walk in the hills around Bonn. Arrive in Bonn in time to refresh at the hotel before a talk and the evening concert. Overnight here.

Photograph: ©Benjamin Ealovega, 2018.

THE PROGRAMME

THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Day 4

Day 5

Friday 3 July The Rheingau

Saturday 4 July Speyer, Schloss Bruchsal

many works Schubert left unfinished, and Mendelssohn’s last and most heart-rending string quartet, the F minor, Op 80.

Most of the morning is spent sailing through the Middle Rhine, the most dramatically picturesque stretch of the river. See vine-clad hills with castles on many of the peaks, and charming little towns and villages at the water’s edge. Pass through Koblenz mid-morning, arriving near Bingen after lunch. Some free time here.

Return to the ship for dinner before the evening concert. Concert, 8.45pm: Speyer, Church of The Holy Trinity Early Bach Cantatas

Concert, late-afternoon: Church to be confirmed Hildegard von Bingen

Cantus Cölln

Per Sonat Ensemble The area around the southern entry to the spectacular Rhine Gorge, is now worldfamous as the birthplace of the medieval abbess, and now Saint Hildegard von Bingen: a highly original mystical thinker and a widely influential composer. This concert by the Per Sonat ensemble will reveal that Hiledgard’s music is of more than historical significance. At times it attains a state of serenity expressed in her own beautiful phrase, ‘a feather on the breath of God.’ Sail overnight to Speyer. Walking Party: drive from Bonn to Schloss Vollrads. After lunch walk through woods and vineyards flanking the Rhine before transferring a short distance by coach to the afternoon concert. Overnight in Bingen.

Moor at dawn in Speyer. Separated from the river by wooded parkland, the little city is dominated by the largest Romanesque cathedral in Germany, burial place of the Salian emperors. There are a couple of hours of free time here. After lunch drive to the afternoon concert at Bruchsal. Residence of the Archbishops of Speyer, the Schloss was begun in 1720 and finished in 1746 after frequent changes of architect and plan. But the result is magnificent, with at its core the famous Baroque staircase designed by Balthasar Neumann. Concert, 3.00pm: Schloss Bruchsal, Kammermusiksaal String Quartets

Sail overnight to a mooring near Baden-Baden. Walking Party: Drive South and walk into Speyer from the nearby village of Mechtersheim, following a branch of the historic pilgrimage route, the Camino de Santiago. Lunch in Speyer. Drive to Bruchsal and attend the afternoon concert. Return to Speyer for dinner and the evening concert.

Esmé Quartet ‘Ingenious and ravishing’ was one description of this afternoon’s concert venue, which would also serve well for the three string quartet masterworks performed here by the Esmé Quartet: a rich tribute to Haydn by Mozart (K387), a gripping single movement from one of the

The interior of Holy Trinity retains its early 18th-century appearance in its entirety with three tiers of galleries and an abundance of carved woodwork. Cantus Cölln perform a trio of cantatas by Johann Christoph (1642–1703) and Johann Sebastian Bach including the latter’s famous Christ lag in Todesbanden.

Illustration: Speyer, copper engraving c. 1700. Photograph: ©Benjamin Ealovega 2018.

THE PROGRAMME

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Sunday 5 July Baden-Baden

Monday 6 July Breisach, Sankt Peter im Schwarzwald

Tuesday 7 July Basel

Moor near Baden-Baden in the early hours.

Moor at Breisach in the morning. There is time to explore this attractive town which is built on a hill rising from the water’s edge. There is a fine Gothic church at its summit. Alternatively take a coach to Freiburg in the morning and lunch independently with free time until the afternoon concert.

Drive in the morning to Baden-Baden for free time until the concert, and lunch independently or return to the ship. There are several coaches between the ship and Baden throughout the day. One of the most prestigious spa towns in Europe, in the 19th century the rich, powerful and talented gathered here, including leading composers. Brahms stayed for several summers; his apartment is a museum. There are elegant villas, manicured English-style parks, spa buildings and a Fabergé museum. Concert, 4.00pm: Baden-Baden, Kurhaus Brahms Piano Concertos Baden-Baden Philharmonic Described by Marlene Dietrich as ‘the most beautiful casino in the world’, the grandly Neo-Classical Kurhaus, BadenBaden, is a the location for a marathon concert in which Brahms’s two colossal piano concertos are heard together, played by two winners of the Frankfurt International Piano Competition. It would be a brave virtuoso who would attempt them both, not just because the technical and physical demands, but also because of the emotional range and complexity. Return to the ship for dinner and continue upstream overnight.

After lunch drive to Sankt Peter im Schwarzwald, where our concert takes place. Concert, 3.30pm: St Peter im Schwarzwald, Fürstensaal Festive & Pastoral Cantatas Freiburg Baroque Orchestra However beautiful, the former Benedictine monastery of St Peter im Schwarzwald, in the heart of the Black Forest district, might not seem the obvious location for a concert of Italian baroque music. But as the presence of Handel and Bach on the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra’s programme reveals, this was a period in which German composers learned much from their Mediterranean colleagues, as did the baroque architects of the gorgeously decorated Abbey itself.

The ship moors in Basel. Straddling the Rhine at the uppermost point for shipping, the Swiss city abuts the borders of France and Germany. It retains much of its centuries-old streetscape and architecture, including a fine medieval cathedral, and the Kunstmuseum is Switzerland’s finest gallery of historic art. Coaches leave the ship between 9.00 and 9.30am. See page 18 for the f light options available for returning to London.

We return to the ship after the concert and sail to Basel around 7.00pm. Walking Party: free morning in Speyer. Drive in the afternoon to Frankfurt Airport and return to Heathrow at c. 3.30pm.

Walking Party: drive from Speyer to Baden-Baden. Walk in the surrounding hills with a picnic lunch en route. Some free time in Baden-Baden before the lateafternoon concert in the Kurhaus. Return Speyer for dinner. Overnight Speyer. WWW.MARTINRANDALL.COM

THE MUSICIANS

MEET THE MUSICIANS

DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN Born in Flensburg, Dorothea Röschmann was awarded the title of Kammersängerin at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin in 2016. She has been a frequent guest at the Salzburg Festival since 1995 and works regularly at the Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, Semperoper Dresden and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. A renowned recitalist, she was awarded a Grammy in 2017 for her solo recital CD with Mitsuko Uchida.

MALCOLM MARTINEAU One of the world’s greatest accompanists, Malcolm Martineau performs throughout the world with many of the leading singers of our time. He was awarded an OBE in the 2016 New Year’s Honours.

MANDELRING QUARTET In a career spanning over 30 years the Mandelring Quartet has established a reputation as one of the world’s leading string quartets. Famed for their expressivity and remarkable homogeneity of sound and phrasing they have won numerous prizes for their recordings as well as prestigious competitions such as Munich International Music Competition, Evian and Reggio Emilia. Their busy concert schedule has taken them to major venues and festivals worldwide, including their own festival, the Hambacher Musikfest and an annual concert series at the Berliner Philharmonie.

LLŶR WILLIAMS Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. An acclaimed performer of Beethoven, he has several complete sonata cycles under his belt, most recently at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as a Concerto cycle with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Highlights of 2018–19 include the continuation of a 5-recital exploration of the late works of Schubert in Cardiff and return invitations to Wigmore Hall, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the opening recital of the Southbank Centre’s International Piano Series.

Photographs Opposite ©Benjamin Ealovega. Above: Llŷr Williams ©Benjamin Ealovega; Dorothea Röschmann ©Harald Hoffman; Malcolm Martineau ©Alessandro Moggi; Mandelring Quartet ©Uwe Arens.

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THE MUSICIANS

Photographs, this page: Valeriy Sokolov ©Simon Fowler; Per Sonat ©Daniel Blaser; Amatis Piano Trio ©Marco Borggreve; Basel Chamber Orchestra ©Lukasz Rajchert. Opposite page: Cantus Cölln ©Stefan Schweiger; Baden-Baden Philharmonic ©Joerg Bongartz; Esmé Quartet ©Sihoo Kim; Freiburg Baroque Orchestra ©Annelies an der Vegt.

AMATIS PIANO TRIO The Amatis Piano Trio was founded in Amsterdam in 2014. Weeks after forming, the trio won the audience prize at the Grachtenfestival-Concours in Amsterdam, which quickly lead to their debut at the Royal Concertgebouw. The young, international trio has since emerged as one of the leading piano trios among the new generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics across the UK, Europe and Asia. Winners of the 2015 International Parkhouse Competition in Wigmore Hall, the trio has gone on to win several international prizes and competitions.

BASEL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA The Basel Chamber Orchestra is recognised as one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras, performing regularly at major international concert houses. Various recordings have been awarded prestigious international prizes. The ensemble has a long association with its principal guest conductor, Giovanni Antonini: a collaboration which led to the award of ‘Ensemble of the Year’ by ECHO Klassik in 2008. Under Antonini’s baton, along with Italian ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, the orchestra will perform and record all 107 Haydn symphonies by the year 2032.

VALERIY SOKOLOV

PER SONAT

Ukranian violinist Valeriy Sokolov is one of the most outstanding young artists of his generation, working regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. Valeriy left his native country aged thirteen to study with Natalia Boyarskaya at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England, going on to win first prize at the 2005 George Enescu International Violin Competition in Bucharest. The 2018/19 season sees Valeriy give debut performances with the Oslo Philharmonic and Berlin Konzerthausorchester as well as a tour of China.

Per Sonat was formed in 2008 by soprano Sabine Lutzenberger, a renowned pioneer of medieval singing, and since then the ensemble has been dedicated to the task of researching medieval and renaissance music and bringing it closer to their audiences through their performances. The ensemble has performed at major festivals in Germany and across Europe including Oude Muziek in Utrecht and Stockholm Early Music Festival.

More about the concerts Private events. These concerts are planned and administered by Martin Randall Travel. The audience consists exclusively of those who have booked the full festival package or walking tour. Acoustics. This festival is more concerned with authenticity and ambience than acoustical perfection. While some of the venues have excellent acoustics, others have idiosyncrasies not found in modern concert halls. 12

Changes. Musicians fall ill, venues require restoration, airlines alter schedules: there are many unforeseeable circumstances which could necessitate changes to the programme. We ask you to be understanding should they occur. Seating. Specific seats are not reserved. You sit where you want.

Floods and droughts. We cannot rule out changes to the programme arising from exceptionally high or low water levels on the Rhine, either of which may bring river traffic to a halt. These might necessitate more travel by coach or the loss of a concert, though we would always try to minimise the impact on the programme.

THE MUSICIANS

ESMÉ QUARTET

CANTUS CÖLLN

Originally from South Korea, the Esmé Quartet was formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne. The quartet has rapidly gained a reputation as a chamber ensemble of exceptional achievement and promise. In Spring 2018 the quartet won first prize and four special prizes at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition, and in Autumn 2018 it became HSBC Laureate of the Académie du Festival d’Aix. This year sees the quartet performing at Wigmore Hall and the Lucerne Festival among others.

Cantus Cölln was formed in 1987 by lutenist Konrad Junghänel. All the singers in the group have successful solo careers, and it is recognised as one of the most accomplished Early Music ensembles in the world. Core repertoire includes German and Italian vocal repertoire of the Renaissance and the Baroque and their numerous CDs include highly-acclaimed recordings of Bach motets and cantatas. In 2000, they received the Buxtehude Prize for extraordinary achievement in the field of sacred music. Konrad Junghänel is one of the leading conductors in the field of Early Music. He began his career as an internationally renowned lutenist and interpreter of J.S. Bach. He is a professor at the State Conservatoire of Music in Cologne.

BADEN-BADEN PHILHARMONIC

FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra has a long and illustrious history dating back to the mid-18th century. Its list of soloists reads like a who’s who of music history (Brahms, Liszt, Berlioz, Stravinsky, Clara Schumann). The Orchestra’s residence is today, as it was then, in the town’s Kurhaus and it is regarded as one of the pillars of cultural life in this region of Germany. Numerous CD recordings and television and radio productions are testimony to its artistic ability.

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra is among the most brilliant and celebrated period-instrument orchestras in the world today. Formed by students at the Freiburg music school in 1985, from the outset they were devoted to careful research into historical performance practice and, in the absence of a conductor, lively discussions about interpretation. Scholarship never dampens their artistic instincts, and they play with unsurpassed verve and virtuosity and breath-taking synchronicity – a by-product of being one of the busiest of chamber orchestras.

Renowned conductor Pavel Baleff has been with the orchestra since 2007. Engagements as a guest conductor have taken him to major opera houses and concert halls across Europe, including the Vienna State Opera. He conducted Bulgaria’s first ever production of Wagner’s Ring der Nibelungen in Sofia.

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THE PLACE

DISCOVER THE PLACE

The Rhine is one of the world's great rivers; arguably no other has served such a prominent role in shaping the history and culture of a continent.

On the way from its source in the Swiss Alps to the North Sea Basin in the Netherlands, Germany’s longest river traverses more than a thousand kilometres. For centuries, the Rhine has been an vital trading route. At the same time, it has always divided peoples. Today, it forms part of the borders between five countries. It once made up part of the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, and there is still much significant archaeology to be found along its banks. As you travel towards the river’s source you will experience the beautiful landscapes of the Lower Rhine, dominated by pollarded willows. Further along, the river was at the heart of Germany’s industrial revolution, and the once heavily industrialised Rhine-Ruhr valley is still today the largest urban conurbation in Germany – but even this is not without its interest and charm.

Illustration. Bacharach, wood engraving after Richard Püttner (1842–1913).

Between the cities of Bingen and Bonn, the Middle-Rhine flows through a deep gorge. Known as ‘the Romantic Rhine’, this is a much evoked place in German folklore, romantic poetry and music. You will pass the statue of the famous Loreley, a beautiful maiden said to have lured sailors to their death where the Rhine narrows. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, this stretch of the river, flanked by vine-clad hills with virtually every peak topped by a castle or fortress, is truly breath-taking. To travel the length of this fascinating river is a once-in-a-lifetime experience which takes in thousands of years of history through regions famous for their cuisine and wine, music, literature, architecture and enchanting landscape. There is time to explore some of the towns along its course, to see some great art and architecture, and to watch the countryside go by as you travel along Germany’s most important river.

THE PLACE

' Beyond words! Combined with the wonderful locations, the musical experience was better than anything I have ever experienced before.' Participant on a Martin Randall Festival in 2018.

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ACCOMMODATION & PRICES

ACCOMMODATION & PRICES N E W : A M A D E U S Stateroom, Mozart and Strauss Deck

IMPERIAL

THE SHIP & PRICES

THE WALKING PARTY

Haydn deck – lowest The MS Amadeus Imperial is one of the Stateroom, Mozart and Strauss Deck newest ships in the Lüftner fleet, and Deck Two sharing: £3,390 per person Suite, Mozart Single occupancy: £3,990 one of the most comfortable river cruisers in Europe. The multinational crew is dedicated to the highest standards Strauss deck – middle ONBOARD FACILITIES Two sharing: £4,080 per person of service. • Panorama-Restaurant Single occupancy: £4,810 • Panorama-Bar und Lounge With a floor area of 16m 2 (Haydn deck) • Amadeus-Club Mozart deck – top or 17.5m 2 (Strauss and Mozart decks) • “Café Vienna” with Viennese Two sharing: £4,540 per person the cabins are reasonably spacious by coffee specialitiesAll have Single occupancy: £5,360 the standards of river cruisers. Suite, Mozart Deck Outdoor windows to•the outsideglass-shielded and are equipped “River Terrace” Suites – Mozart deck with the facilities one would expect of a ONBOARD FACILITIES • Sun Deck with Lido-Bar, Two sharing: £5,340 per person first-class hotel such as adjustable air- lounge • Panorama-Restaurant shade awnings, giant Not available for single occupancy conditioning, chairs, telephone, TV and safe. • Panorama-Bar und Lounge Chess Boardonly. andSpecial Shuffleboard • Amadeus-Club Bathrooms have showers • Fitness Room • “Café Vienna” with Viennese attention has been paid to noise insulation. No flights: if you choose not to take one coffee specialities • Hair Salon, Massage Room of the flight options on page 18, there is a • Outdoor glass-shielded • Gift Shop, Laundry Service price reduction of £200 per person. In layout and furnishings the “River Terrace”cabins are • Complimentary bicycles identical, the significant being • Sun Deckdifferences with Lido-Bar, lounge shade awnings, giant on chairs, board the size of windows and height above Chess Board and Shuffleboard Wi-Fi available water level •(higher cabins enjoy better • Fitness Room • Elevator views and fewer stairs). • Hair Salon, Massage Room

Hotel NH City Centre, Amsterdam (nhhotels.com): modern and simply furnished in an excellent location on the Singel canal. Schloss Lembeck: 17th-century castle with traditionally decorated rooms. Königshof, Bonn (ameronhotels.com): modern rooms and a restaurant with views of the Rhine. Hotel Burg Schwarzenstein, Geisenheim (near Rüdesheim) (relaischateaux.com) boutique hotel surrounded by vineyards and a country garden. Domhof, Speyer (hoteldomhof.de): small and traditional, in an old building around a courtyard close to the cathedral. PRICES – per person Two sharing: £3,120 or £2,940 without flights Single occupancy: £3,530 or £3,350 without flights

• Gift Shop, Laundry Service

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ACCOMMODATION & PRICES

Fitness for the festival Quite a lot of walking is necessary to reach some concert venues and to get around the towns we visit. Most of the concert venues do not have a lift. You need to be averagely fit, sure-footed and able to manage everyday walking and stairclimbing without difficulty. We ask that you take the simple fitness tests on page 22 before booking. A higher fitness level is required for the Walking Party. You will need to be in good physical condition, and used to country walking over hilly terrain. There is not always the opportunity to return to the hotel to freshen up before every concert or dinner. If you have a medical condition or a disability which may affect your holiday or necessitate special arrangements being made for you, please discuss these with us before booking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or, if the condition develops or changes subsequently, as soon as possible before departure.

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TRAVEL OPTIONS

TRAVEL OPTIONS JOINING & LEAVING THE FESTIVAL FESTIVAL FLIGHT OPTIONS

THE NO-FLIGHTS OPTION

Option 1 30 June: London Heathrow to Amsterdam Schiphol (BA 434) departing at 11.45 and arriving at 14.05. 7 July: Basel to London Heathrow (BA 753) departing at 12.20 and arriving at 13.05.

You can choose not to take any of our flight options and to make your own arrangements for joining and leaving the ship. You are welcome to join our airport coach transfers if your flights coincide with any of the options above.

Option 2 30 June: London Heathrow to Amsterdam Schiphol (BA 438) departing at 13.00 and arriving at 15.20. 7 July: Basel to London Heathrow (BA 755) departing at 18.05 and arriving at 18.40. There is time for independent exploration of Basel before departing for London.

Price reduction for ‘no flights’: £200.

BY RAIL Please contact us for advice on travelling by rail. We are unable to book trains for you.

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Please note that each outbound f light is tied to a particular inbound f light. You cannot mix f lights from different options.

29 June: London Heathrow to Amsterdam Schiphol (BA 434) departing at 11.45 and arriving at 14.05. 6 July: Frankfurt to London Heathrow, departing at 14.35 and arriving at 15.25.

CONNECTING FLIGHTS It may be possible to arrange connecting flights with British Airways from Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Belfast.

Price reduction for 'no flights': £180

COMBINING WITH MUSIC IN THE LOIRE VALLEY It is also possible to combine Music Along the Rhine with Music in the Loire Valley (7–13 July 2020). We can book the following train journey between the two for £140. The price includes a transfer from the TGV station to the centre of Tours – transport between stations in Paris is not included.

TUESDAY 7 JULY 2020 Train 1: 10.34–13.37 Basel to Paris Gare de Lyon Transfer independently between Paris stations. Journey time c. 30 minutes. Most connections in Paris are very tight so we have allowed some free time in between trains. Train 2: 16.30 –17.47 TGV Paris Montparnasse to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps (Tours)

PRE-FESTIVAL TOUR The price for pre-festival tour includes the option of a return flight – out at the start of the tour, and back at the end of the festival. All pre-festival tour participants return to the UK on festival flight option 1. We charge for flights, if you are taking them, as part of your pre-festival tour booking. You therefore pay the ‘no flights’ price for the festival. See pages 19-20 for full details.

PRE-FESTIVAL TOUR

DUTCH PAINTING ART IN AMSTERDAM HAARLEM & THE HAGUE

Pre-festival tour: 27–30 June 2020 (mg 285) 4 days • £1,920 Lecturer: Dr Sophie Oosterwijk Painting of the Dutch Golden Age – Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer and contemporaries – as well as art of other eras. Plenty of time for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam which reopened in 2013 as Europe’s best-displayed national gallery. The Mauritshuis in The Hague also reopened in 2014 after complete refurbishment. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of the world’s great museums, but it was largely closed for ten years until 2013. Planned extension and refurbishment hit a number of unexpected snags, but the new Rijksmuseum has been greeted with universal praise. Much extra space has been quarried from within the footprint of the 1885 building, and while some of the original decoration has been revealed and restored, the latest museum technology has been adopted and the artworks are beautifully lit. Paintings, sculpture, drawings, tapestries, ceramics, gold and silver – the whole gamut of fine and decorative arts are on display, often in meaningful juxtaposition. Though the gallery has the finest collection by far of the Dutch Golden Age, it has much else besides, including significant international collections. There are two visits to the museum, and visits to a number of Amsterdam’s other main galleries and historic buildings, as well as city centre walks through the enchanting streetscape and along the canals.

To enlarge upon the theme, two key galleries in other towns are also visited. The Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, housed in the almshouse where the eponymous artist spent his last years, provides a perfect introduction to Golden Age art, while the paintings in the Mauritshuis, also benefiting from brilliant re-display, form one of the richest small collections anywhere.

ITINERARY Day 1. Fly at c. 12.00 midday (British Airways) from London Heathrow to Amsterdam. Haarlem was the chief artistic centre in the northern Netherlands in the 16th century and home of the first of the great masters of the Golden Age, Frans Hals, whose finest works are in the excellent small museum here. Drive to Amsterdam, where all three nights are spent. Timing is tight on this day, and the visit may have to be cut short if the flight is delayed. Day 2. With its concentric rings of canals and 17th-century merchants’ mansions, Amsterdam is one of the loveliest capitals in the world. Our first visit to the brilliantly refurbished Rijksmuseum concentrates on Rembrandt, Vermeer and their contemporaries. In the afternoon walk to Museum Van Loon, a private residence built in 1672, and to the house where Rembrandt lived and worked for nearly 20 years. Walk back to the hotel through some of Amsterdam’s most attractive streets.

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Day 3. Visit the Hermitage, followed by the Royal Palace, formerly the town hall, decorated by the leading Dutch painters of the 17th century (subject to closure for royal functions). Return to the Rijksmuseum for a second visit. There is some free time to visit two other major art museums nearby which have also recently been refurbished and extended, the Van Gogh Museum and the Stedelijk Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. Day 4. Opened in 2014 after long closure for refurbishment, the Mauritshuis at The Hague is one of northern Europe’s

Flights are charged as part of your pre-festival tour booking, so you take the ‘no flights’ price for the festival (page 18).

Illustrations. Opposite: Bacharach, chromolithograph c. 1850 by François Stroobant (1819–1916). Above: Alkmaar, Market Place, engraving c. 1880.

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DUTCH PAINTING CONTINUED

‘ The lecturer was outstanding. Her knowledge of, and enthusiasm for art greatly increased our appreciation of the paintings.’ Participant on another tour led by Dr Sophie Oosterwijk

most alluring small museums. The superb collection of paintings includes masterpieces by Rembrandt and Vermeer. Visit also the illusionistic Mesdag panorama before driving to the airport. Fly from Amsterdam and return to London Heathrow at c. 6.00pm. For those who are combining the tour with Music Along the Rhine: The coach continues to the ship (MS Imperial), moored in Amsterdam. Check in and settle in to your cabin before a late-afternoon concert then dinner. See below for prices. Day 11, 7th July. After the festival, fly from Basel to London Heathrow, arriving at c. 1.00pm (Festival flight option 1).

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PRACTICALITIES

Dr Sophie Oosterwijk. Researcher and lecturer with degrees in Art History, Medieval Studies and English Literature. She is an expert on medieval, Netherlandish and Dutch art and culture, with a special interest in portraiture, death and commemoration. She has taught at the universities of Leicester, Manchester and St Andrews, and regularly lectures at Cambridge. She is a co-editor of the journal Church Monuments and has published widely, including edited volumes on 14th-century tomb sculpture and on the late-medieval Dance of Death.

Price, per person. Two sharing: £1,920 or £1,790 without flights. Single occupancy: £2,150 or £2,020 without flights. Included: flights (Euro Traveller) with British Airways (Airbus 320); hotel accommodation; travel by private coach; breakfasts and 3 dinners with wine, water, coffee; all admissions; all tips; all taxes; the services of the lecturer. Accommodation. Hotel Estheréa, Amsterdam (estherea.nl): a centrally located 4-star hotel in an historic building with colourful, comfortable rooms. Single rooms are doubles for sole use. How strenuous? There is quite a lot of walking and standing in museums, and the tour would not be suitable for anyone with difficulties with everyday walking. Average distance by coach per day: 23 miles. Group size: 10 –20 participants.

We sometimes change the visits on this itinerary to take advantage of temporary exhibitions.

Illustration: Amsterdam, Jewish Quarter, engraving c. 1890.

BOOKING FORM

MUSIC ALONG THE RHINE 30 JUNE–7 JULY 2020 NAME(S) – We do not use titles on documents issued to festival and tour participants unless you want us to by including them here: Participant 1:

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Telephone (home) Mobile E-mail T ick if you are happy to receive your festival and booking documents online, where possible – and confirm your e-mail address above. Please complete this section, even if you have told us your preferences before: How would you like to be kept informed about our future tours and events?:

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What prompted this booking? Please be as specific as possible – e.g. did you see an advertisement in a particular publication? Was this brochure the f irst time you heard about the festival? Or did you come across it on our website?: DECK, CABIN & FLIGHT – complete this section to stay on the ship. See pages 16–18 for details.

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Option 1: Heathrow

Suite with beds together – Mozart only

Option 2: Heathrow, free time in Basel on the final day. No flights: making your own way to and from the ship.

WALKING PARTY – complete this section to stay on land and take country walks. Room type Double for sole use Double – two sharing Twin – two sharing

FURTHER INFORMATION & SPECIAL REQUESTS, including dietary needs:

Flights

Group flights: taking the flight arrangements (page 18). No flights: making your own way to and from the festival.

PRE-FESTIVAL TOUR – please tick to book. See pages 19–20 for details. Tour

Dutch Painting 27–30 June 2020 (mg 285)

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Double for sole use Double – two sharing Twin – two sharing

Flights Either f ly out with the tour and back with the festival (on option 1), or make your own arrangements: Group flights No flights

RHINE–LOIRE TRANSFER – see page 20. Tick to book: I have also booked on Music in the Loire Valley and require a transfer by train from Basel to Tours, via Paris (travel within Paris is not included) on Tuesday 20 July 2020. Price: £140.

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Making a booking 1. P rovisional booking. We recommend that you contact us first to make a booking option which we will hold for seven days. To confirm it please send the booking form and deposit within this period – the deposit is 10% of your total booking price. Alternatively, make a definite booking straight away through our website. 2. Definite booking. Fill in the booking form and send it to us with the deposit. It is important that you read the Booking Conditions at this stage, and that you sign the booking form. Full payment is required if you are booking within ten weeks of departure. 3. O ur confirmation. Upon receipt of the booking form and deposit we shall send you confirmation of your booking. After this your deposit is nonreturnable except in the special circumstances mentioned in the Booking Conditions. Further details about the festival may also be sent at this stage, or will follow shortly afterwards.

Booking Conditions Please read these. You need to sign your assent to these booking conditions on the booking form. Our promises to you — We aim to be fair, reasonable and sympathetic in all our dealings with clients, and to act always with integrity. — We will meet all our legal and regulatory responsibilities, usually going far beyond the minimum obligations. — We aim to provide full and accurate information about our holidays. If there are changes, we will tell you promptly. — If something does go wrong, we try to put it right. Our overriding aim is to ensure that every client is satisfied with our services. What we ask of you. That you read the information we send to you. Specific terms: Our contract with you. From the time we receive your signed booking form and initial payment, a contract exists between you and Martin Randall Travel Ltd. Eligibility. You must be in good health and have a level of fitness that would not impair other participants’ enjoyment by slowing them down or by absorbing disproportionate attention from the festival leaders. Please read ‘Fitness’ (on page 17) and take the self-assessment tests described opposite; by signing the booking form you are stating that you have passed these tests. If during the festival it transpires, in the judgement of the festival leaders, that you are not able to cope, you may be asked to opt out of certain visits or to leave the festival altogether. This would be at your own expense. We reserve the right to refuse to accept a booking without necessarily giving a reason.

event that you cancel the festival. If you are making your own arrangements for international travel, please ensure you have insurance that protects you in the rare event of Martin Randall Travel cancelling the festival. Experience indicates that free travel insurance offered by some credit card companies is not to be relied upon. Passports and visas. Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of the festival. Visas are not required for the Netherlands, Germany & Switzerland for UK or other EU citizens, or for citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Nationals of other countries should ascertain whether visas are required in their case, and obtain them if they are. If you cancel. If you have to withdraw from a festival on which you had booked, there would be a charge which varies according to the period of notice you give. Up to 57 days before the festival the deposit would be forfeited. Thereafter a percentage of the total cost of the festival will be due: up to 57 days: between 56 and 29 days: between 28 and 15 days: between 14 days and 3 days: within 48 hours:

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If you cancel your booking in a double or twin room but are travelling with a companion who chooses to continue to participate in the festival, the companion would have to pay the single-occupancy price. We take as the day of cancellation that on which we receive written confirmation of cancellation. If we cancel the festival. We may decide to cancel a festival if there were insufficient bookings for it to be viable (though this would always be more than eight weeks before departure). We would refund you with everything you had paid us. Safety and security. Cancellation may also occur if civil unrest, war, natural disaster or other circumstances amounting to force majeure arise in the region to which the festival was due to go. If the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against travel, we would either cancel or adjust the itinerary to avoid risky areas. We would also treat sympathetically a wish to withdraw from a festival to a troubled region even if the FCO does not advise against travel there. In the event of cancellation before the festival began we would give you a full refund; costs incurred due to curtailment after the festival had started should be covered by your individual insurance policy. Health and safety. We subscribe to the health and safety legislation of the countries in which the festival operate. The generally high standards of the UK are not found everywhere; regulations may diverge in particular in the areas of accessibility, handrails and seatbelts. However, with rare exceptions, all the hotels we use have undergone a safety audit, by our staff or by independent consultants on our behalf.

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