from the Wigmore Hall, London, with Roger Vignoles (piano).
Beethoven Mailied , Op 52 No 4; Adelaide, Op 46;
Neue Liebe, neues Leben, Op 75 No 2; Wonne der
Wehmut, Op 83 No 1; Der Kuss, Op 128
Schubert An die Musik
(D547): Ganymed (D544);
Wandrers Nachtlied (D768); Der Schiffer (D536)
Wolf Jagerlied ; Der Gartner: Bei einer Trauung; Abschied (Morike Lieder)
8.15 The Unmusical Muse
A E Housman's A
Shropshire Lad has provided a rich source of inspiration for numerous composers. Yet he himself strongly disapproved of his work's being set to music. Sean Street considers
Housman's poems and investigates their attraction for English composers in the first 30 years of the century.
8.35 Somervell
A Shropshire Lad