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Live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, New Generation Artist mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison and pianist Simon Lepper perform songs by Brahms, Schumann, Mahler and Korngold.

Mezzo-soprano Catriona Morison, the first British winner of the Cardiff Singer of the World competition and a Radio 3 New Generation Artist, makes her festival debut in her home city of Edinburgh. Renowned pianist Simon Lepper joins her for a dramatic recital featuring a group of songs by Brahms and Schumann's final song cycle. After the interval, Mahler's evocative R眉ckert Lieder sits alongside settings of Dehmel and Shakespeare poetry in Korngold's F眉nf Lieder.

Brahms: Wie Melodien; Dein blaues Auge; Therese; M盲dchenlied; An die Nachtigall; Meine liebe is Gr眉n; Alte Liebe; Immer leise; Geheimnis; Von ewiger Liebe
Schumann: Gedichte der K枚nigin Maria Stuart

Interval at around 11.40am
Donald Macleod looks ahead to next Thursday (23rd August) when violinist James Ehnes makes a welcome return to the Festival and teams up with Scottish-born pianist Steven Osborne. James Ehnes plays J S Bach: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major from his album released in 2016.

Mahler: R眉ckert Lieder
Korngold: F眉nf Lieder, Op. 38

Catriona Morison - mezzo-soprano
Simon Lepper - piano

Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Lindsay Pell

2 hours

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Dein blaues Auge

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie Melodien

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Madchenlied

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    An die Nachtigall

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Meine Liebe ist grun

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Therese

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Alte Liebe

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Geheimnis

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Von ewiger Liebe

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Robert Schumann

    Gedichte der Konigin Maria Stuart

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Partita for solo violin No 3 in E major, BWV1006

    Performer: James Ehnes.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Ruckert-Lieder

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    5 Lieder Op 38

    Performer: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Michael Head

    Sweet Chance, That Led My Steps Abroad

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • [traditional]

    Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon, arr. Claire Liddell

    Featured Artist: Catriona Morison. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Darius Milhaud

    Sonatine Op.100

    Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: Bradley Moore.
    • Debussy Francaix Glinka Milhaud Prokofiev.
    • Signum Classics.
  • Franz Schubert

    Seligkeit D 433

    Performer: Benjamin Appl. Performer: James Baillieu.

Broadcast

  • Wed 15 Aug 2018 11:00

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