Surely one of the most beautiful songs every written. But amazingly this was the first time either of us had ever performed it – in our 2009 Wigmore recital programme of songs by Schubert and Brahms. The programme was devised by Graham Johnson in his series “Brahms, His Friends, Rivals & Contemporaries”
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We’re sure you’ll easily spot the mistake, especially if you follow the words on the Lied and Art Song texts page … that’s just nerves getting the better of a singer. It happens, even when the singer knows the words very well and has performed and recorded other versions of the same text.
Dear Chris
Geraldine“s voice is as true and beautiful as ever and you are the perfect accompanist for her.