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Pianist Joseph Middleton continues his series celebrating the glories of Richard Strauss's songs. Recorded in 2019 at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, in the centre of Cardiff, soprano Carolyn Sampson places Strauss's poignant Morgen and Madchenblumen, Op.22 in context with songs by his contemporaries Alexander von Zemlinsky and Debussy.
Introduced by Petroc Trelawny.

Richard Strauss: Opus 22
Kornblumen
Mohnblumen
Epheu
Wasserrose

Alexander von Zemlinsky: Briefchen schrieb ich, Op.6 no 6
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Das Rosenband (Drei lieder)
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Liebe Schwalbe, Op.6 no 1
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Liebe und Fruhling (Sieben Lieder)

Debussy: Ariettes oubliees
C'est l'extase langoureuse
Il pleure dans mon Coeur
L'ombre des arbres
Chevaux de bois
Green
Spleen

Richard Strauss: Schlagende Herzen, Op.29 no 2
Richard Strauss: Gluckes genug, Op.37 no 1
Richard Strauss: Meinem kinde, Op.37 no 3
Richard Strauss: Morgen, Op.27 no 4

Carolyn Sampson, soprano
Joseph Middleton, piano

Produced by Johannah Smith, 大象传媒 Wales