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Rene Pape and Camillo Radicke

German operatic bass Rene Pape performs a dark and dramatic recital of Beethoven, Dvorak, Quilter and Mussorgsky, live from the Queen's Hall.

German operatic bass René Pape performs a dark and dramatic recital of Beethoven, Dvořák, Quilter and Mussorgsky live from the Queen's Hall. Joined by his regular recital partner, pianist Camillo Radicke, the programme explores two sombre but uplifting works by Beethoven and Dvorak inspired by spiritual and biblical references.
The second half of the programme dwells on images of death, both in Quilter's setting of Shakespeare's melancholic and romantic words from Twelfth Night and Mussorgsky's song cycle featuring four rather gruesome images of Death and how he claims his victims.

Presented by Donald Macleod

Beethoven: Sechs Lieder von Gellert
Dvořák: Biblické písne (Biblical Songs)

INTERVAL at around 11.45am
Donald Macleod presents a performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 1 given by the Dunedin Consort, who opened this year's Queen's Hall series at the Festival.

12.05
Quilter: Three Shakespeare Songs
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death

René Pape (bass)
Camillo Radicke (piano).

2 hours

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sechs Lieder von Gellert Op.48

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Biblical Songs Op.99

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.
  • Roger Quilter

    Three Shakespeare Songs

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Songs and Dances of Death

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.
  • Franz Schubert

    An Die Musik

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.
  • Richard Strauss

    Zueignung

    Performer: Camillo Radicke. Singer: René Pape.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Aug 2017 11:00