20/09/2018

John Toal presents a series of recitals from Northern Ireland Opera's Festival of Voice 2018, recorded at St Patrick's Church of Ireland in Glenarm, Co Antrim.

Simon Lepper accompanies former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist mezzo-soprano Kitty Whately, British soprano Gemma Summerfield - winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society's 2018 Chilcott Award - and Dresden-born bass-baritone Stephan Loges, in a programme including song by Brahms, Sibelius, Wolf and Jonathan Dove.

Brahms:
Ständchen No 1 from 5 Songs Op 106/1
Verrat No 5 from 5 Songs Op 105/5
Über die Heide No 4 from 6 Songs Op 86/4
Dämmrung senkte sich von oben No 1 from 8 songs Op. 59/1
Da unten im Tale no 6 from 49 German Folksongs WoO 33/6
Mit vierzig Jahren No 1 from 5 songs Op 94/1
O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück No 8 from 9 Songs Op 63/8

Stephan Loges (bass-baritone)
Simon Lepper (piano)

Sibelius:
Demanten på Marssnön, Op 36/6
Vilse, Op 17/4
Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op 37/5
Sen har jag ej fragat mera Op.17/1

Wolf: Mignon Lieder
Mignon I Heiss mich nicht reden
Mignon II Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Mignon III So lasst mich scheinen

Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Simon Lepper (piano)

Jonathan Dove : Excerpts from “All you who sleep tonight”
Condition
Prandial plaint
Interpretation
Mistaken
Soon
All you who sleep tonight

Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
Simon Lepper (piano)

Brahms:
Lerchengesang No 2 from 4 songs Op 70/2
Stephan Loges (bass-baritone)
Simon Lepper (piano)