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Artist in Focus - Graham Johnson
Pianist-accompanist Graham Johnson talks to Humphrey Burton about his career. Today he focuses on the influence the greattenor Peter Pears had on his musical life and introduces some of his numerous recordings with distinguished singers, including:
Britten Canticle No 3: Still Falls the Rain
Peter Pears (tenor), Alan Civil (horn) Debussy Fetes Galantes, Set No 2 Russell Smythe (baritone)
Schumann Frauenliebe und-leben, Op42 Felicity Lott (soprano)
Plus songs by Wolf, Chabrier and Schubert, sung by Christine Schafer and Margaret Price (sopranos), and Richard Jackson (baritone).

Contributors

Unknown:
Graham Johnson
Talks:
Pianist-Accompanist Graham Johnson
Unknown:
Humphrey Burton
Unknown:
Peter Pears
Soprano:
Felicity Lott
Sung By:
Christine Schafer
Baritone:
Richard Jackson
Source: Radio Times

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