Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert, Sandrine Piau

Live from Wigmore Hall, French soprano Sandrine Piau sings songs of leaving and longing.

Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Sandrine Piau and David Kadouch perform a recital on the theme on leaving and longing, with songs by Schubert, Schumann, Lily Boulanger and Debussy

Renowned soprano Sandrine Piau is joined by pianist David Kadouch for a recital on the theme on leaving and longing, from Schubert's impassioned settings depicting Mignon (the 13-year old androgynous character in Goethe’s novel Wilhelm Meister) to songs by Debussy, inspired by the romantic poetry of Baudelaire. 

Live from London's Wigmore Hall.
Presented by Andrew McGregor.

Schubert: 
Kennst du das Land? D321
Extracts from Gesänge aus "Wilhelm Meister", D877: Heiss mich nicht reden; Nur wenn die Sehnsucht Kennt.

Clara Schumann: 
Er ist gekommen in Sturm und Regen, Op 12/4; Sie liebten sich beide, Op 13; Die Lorelei.

Robert Schumann: 
Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister (Op 98a): Mignon: Kennst du das Land?

Duparc:
La vie antérieure; L’invitation au voyage.

Lily Boulanger:
Extracts from Clairières dans le ciel: Si tout ceci n’est qu’un pauvre rêve; Je garde une médaille d’elle; Vous m’avez regardé.

Debussy:
Les soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon.
Extracts from 5 poèmes de Charles Baudelaire: Le jet d’eau; Recueillement; La mort des amants.

Sandrine Piau (soprano)
David Kadouch (piano)

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