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Brahms, Wagner, Schutz, Fanny Mendelssohn

With soloist Leonidas Kavakos in Brahms's Violin Sonata No 1, Katarina Karneus (mezzo) in Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder and Trio Ex Aequo performing Fanny Mendelssohn's Piano Trio.

Ian Skelly introduces performances recorded in concert halls on the Continent. Katarina Karn茅us sings Wagner in Prague and Leonidas Kavakos tonight begins his traversal of all three of Brahms's violin sonatas. And, looking ahead to International Women's Day on Tuesday, there's a performance from Madrid of Fanny Mendelssohn's Piano Trio, a beautiful, mid-Romantic work completed in the last years of her short life.

Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G, Op. 78
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yuja Wang (piano)
rec. Musikverein, Vienna

Wagner
Wesendonck Lieder
Katarina Karn茅us (mezzo-soprano),
Czech Philharmonic, Jir铆 Belohl谩vek (conductor)
rec. Dvor谩k Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague

Heinrich Sch眉tz
Ist nicht Ephraim mein teurer Sohn, SWV 40
Berlin Radio Chorus, Gijs Leenaars (director)
rec. Passionskirche, Berlin

Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 11
Ex Aequo Trio
rec. Fundaci贸n Juan March, Madrid.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Schwanenlied from Songs Op.1 No.1

    Performer: James Baillieu. Singer: Kitty Whately.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Violin Sonata no.1 in G major Op.78 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Yuja Wang.
  • Heinrich Sch眉tz

    Ist Nicht Ephraim Mein Teurer Sohn? Swv.40

    Choir: Berlin Radio Choir. Conductor: Gijs Leenaars.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Trio In D Minor Op.11

    Ensemble: Ex Aequo Trio.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Mar 2016 19:30