Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Julius Drake (piano)
Works by Brahms (Selection of Lieder, Ops. 48, 57, 71, 72, 85, 96)
Schumann, Dein Angesicht, Op.127 no.2
Schumann, Lehn deine Wange, Op.142 no.2
Schumann, Es leuchtet meine Liebe, Op.127 no.3
Schumann, Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op.142 no.4
Encores:
Brahms: ‘Meerfahrt’, Op. 96 no. 4,
Schumann: ‘Mondnacht’, Op. 39 no. 5
Schumann: ‘Die Beiden Grenadiere’, Op. 49 no. 1.
Schumann: ‘Mondnacht’, Op. 39 no. 5
Schumann: ‘Die Beiden Grenadiere’, Op. 49 no. 1.
Sound bites
” ….Bostridge and Drake were a dynamic musical team, and there was a dialogue between the two that highlighted the inseparable partnership of voice and piano. Each song was sheer perfection on all counts … ”