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Composer of the Week: Wolf

on BBC Radio 3

Presented by Donald Macleod.
In 1896 Hugo Wolf completed his greatest body of songs, the Italian Songbook. At around the same time he began to suffer from syphilitic dementia and was committed to an asylum. Music includes: Ach im Maien War's (Spanisches Lieder) Olaf Bar (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano) Geh, GeliebterGeh 'Jetzt; Sagt Ihm , dass Erzu Mir Komme (Spanisches Lieder) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Wie Glanzt der Helle Mond (Sechs Alte Weisen) Elly Ameling (soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano)
Gesegnet Sei , durch den die Welt: Heb'aufDein Blondes Haupt
(Italienisches Lieder) Peter Schreier (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Und Willst Du Deinen Liebsten; Sterb' Ich, So Hullt in Blumen (Italienisches Lieder) Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone),
Munich Radio Orchestra/Stefan Soltesz Auch Kleine Dinge (Italienisches Lieder) Barbara Bonney (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Wir Haben Beide Lange Zeit Geschwiegen (Italienisches Lieder) Felicity Lott
(soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Der Corregidor (excerpts) Doris Soffel (mezzo), Werner Hollweg (tenor), Berlin RSO, conductor Gerd Albrecht
Alles Endet , Was Entstehet (Drei Gedichte von Michelangelo) John Shirley-Quirk (baritone), Benjamin Britten (piano)

Contributors

Presented By:
Donald MacLeod.
Unknown:
Hugo Wolf
Baritone:
Geoffrey Parsons
Unknown:
Sagt Ihm
Unknown:
Anne Sofie von Otter
Piano:
Geoffrey Parsons
Soprano:
Elly Ameling
Piano:
Rudolf Jansen
Piano:
Gesegnet Sei
Tenor:
Peter Schreier
Tenor:
Graham Johnson
Baritone:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Soprano:
Barbara Bonney
Piano:
Geoffrey Parsons
Unknown:
Beide Lange
Soprano:
Felicity Lott
Soprano:
Graham Johnson
Unknown:
Doris Soffel
Tenor:
Werner Hollweg
Conductor:
Gerd Albrecht
Conductor:
Alles Endet
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk
Baritone:
Benjamin Britten

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