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Amber Wagner and Malcolm Martineau

Rich Romantic lieder including Wagner's Wesendonck lieder plus songs by Strauss and Barber, performed by Amber Wagner and Malcolm Martineau, live at the Edinburgh Festival.

Live from the Queen鈥檚 Hall, American soprano Amber Wagner joins Edinburgh-born pianist Malcolm Martineau for a selection of rich romantic song. They begin with a selection of Bellini鈥檚 three small arias, followed by Strauss鈥 Four Last songs, written when he was in his 80s. After the interval Amber performs songs by fellow Americans Barber and Ives, before closing the recital with Wagner鈥檚 five song settings of poetry by Mathilde Wesendonck. Presented by Donald Macleod.

Bellini: Il fervido desiderio
Bellini: Dolente Imagine di Fille mia
Bellini: Vaga luna, che inargenti
Strauss: Four Last Songs (version for voice & piano)
Op post. [Hesse/von Eichendorff]

11:30
Interval - Mahan Esfahani plays Rameau Suite No 1 in A minor

11:50
Barber: Nocturne Op 13 No 4
Barber: Sure on this shining Night Op 13 No 3
Ives: The Children's Hour 'from 114 songs'
Ives/Macfarren: Songs my mother taught me
Wagner: 5 Wesendonck Lieder

Amber Wagner (soprano)
Malcolm Martineau (piano)

Donald Macleod (presenter)
Laura Metcalfe (producer)

1 hour, 59 minutes

Music Played

  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Il fervido desiderio

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Dolente immagine di Fille mia

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Vaga luna, che inargenti

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Richard Strauss

    Four Last Songs

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Suite No.1 in A minor

    Performer: Mahan Esfahani.
  • Samuel Barber

    Nocturne Op.13 No.4

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Samuel Barber

    Sure on this shining Night Op.13 No.3

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Charles Ives

    The Children's Hour, from '114 Songs'

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Charles Ives

    Songs my mother taught me

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Richard Wagner

    Wesendonck Lieder

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • Charles Gabriel

    His Eye Is On The Sparrow

    Performer: Amber Wagner. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
  • William Byrd

    Mass for five voices with Propers from the Feast of All Saints: Gloria, Timete Dominum, Credo

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Warner Classics.

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Aug 2019 11:00

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