BBC Radio 3 In Tune
8 June 2010
A transcription of the interview will appear soon
On Schumann’s 200th birthday, pianist Julius Drake, mezzo-soprano Anna Grevelius and baritone Marcus Farnsworth celebrate the composer’s life by singing a selection of his works live in the studio. On the 9th and 10th of June they will be joined in recitals at Middle Temple Hall by soprano Pumeza Matshikiza and tenor Robin Tritschler in honour of this anniversary.
Music played
Robert Schumann:
From Liederkreis (op.39), In der Fremde, Frühlingsnacht. Anna Grevelius and Julius Drake.
From 12 Poems of Justinus Kerner (Op.35), no.2; Stirb, Lieb und Freud!, no.5; Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend. Marcus Farnsworth and Julius Drake.
From Minnespiel (Op.101), Ich bin dein Baum. Anna Grevelius, Marcus Farnsworth and Julius Drake