Helen Charlston

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New Generation Artists: Helen Charlston sings Schubert's Ellens Gesang

Helen Charlston sings Schubert's Ellens Gesang

BBC Radio 3 - New Generation Artists, Helen Charlston sings Schubert's Ellens Gesang

Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform Schubert's Ellens Gesang.

Chamber music from Radio 3's New Generation Artists: mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform Schubert's Ellens Gesang.

Following on from Helen's Backstage Pass programme with Tasmin Little, we'll hear music by Schubert performed by mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch. They perform Schubert's Ellens Gesang, three songs from his selection of seven from Scott's The Lady of the Lake, and ending with the much-loved setting of the Ave Maria.

Schubert:
Ellens Gesang I: Raste, Krieger
Ellens Gesang II: Jager, ruhe von der Jagd
Ellens Gesang III: Hymne an die Jungfrau ('Ave Maria')

Helen Charlston, (mezzo-soprano)
Sholto Kynoch, (piano)

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