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Reykjavik Summer Music 2019 - Glass, Schumann, Kurtag and Brahms

Vikingur Olafsson and friends perform works by Glass and Kurtág, plus Schumann's Märchenerzählungen and Brahms's Four Serious Songs at the 2019 Reykjavik Midsummer Music festival.

In this week's second programme of performances from the 2019 Reykjavik Midsummer Music, Sarah Walker introduces Vikingur Ólafsson and friends in works by Glass and Kurtág, plus Schumann's Märchenerzählungen and Brahms's Four Serious Songs.

Philip Glass: The Poet Acts
Katia Labeque (piano)

Schumann: Märchenerzählungen, Op 132
Kurtág: Hommage a R. Sch., Op 15d
Yura Lee (viola)
Mark Simpson (clarinet)
Vikingur Ólafsson (piano)

Brahms: 4 Serious Songs, Op 121
Florian Boesch (baritone), Vikingur Ólafsson (piano)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Jennifer Higdon

    Scenes from the poet's dreams (2nd movement: Summer shimmers)

    Performer: Gary Graffman. Ensemble: Lark Quartet.
    • Bridge.
  • Philip Glass

    The Poet acts (from music for the film The Hours)

    Performer: Katia Labèque.
  • György Kurtág

    Hommage a R Sch... Op.15d

    Performer: Mark Simpson. Performer: Yura Lee. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Robert Schumann

    Märchenerzählungen, Op.132

    Performer: Mark Simpson. Performer: Yura Lee. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Serious Songs, Op.121

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Singer: Florian Boesch.

Broadcast

  • Wed 8 Jan 2020 13:00