Episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Brahms And The Nightingale | 20190524 | Benjamin Appl, Julius Drake and the Arod Quartet depict the romantic, folk-infused world of Johannes Brahms in song and in string quartet from the New Town Concert Series in Edinburgh. Presented by Kate Molleson Brahms - String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 51/2 Brahms - Mein M䀀del hat einen Rosenmund (Folk Song) WoO 33/25; An eine Āolsharfe (M怀rike) Op. 19/5; Auf dem Kirchhofe (Liliencron) Op 105/4; An die Nachtigall (Voss) Op 46/4; Nachtigall (Reinhold) Op 97/1; Vergebliches St䀀ndchen (Folk Song) Op 84/4 Benjamin Appl, baritone Julius Drake, piano The romantic, folk-infused world of Johannes Brahms in song and in string quartet. |
| Nature, Love And Loss | 20190523 | Benjamin Appl sings some of Schubert mini-masterpieces with scenes of Springtime and birdsong. The Schumann Quartet perform Brahms's first quartet, influenced in part by Schubert. The concerts were given as part of the New Town Concert Series from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Presented by Kate Molleson Schubert - Nachtgesang (Kosegarten) D314; Der liebliche Stern (Schulze) D86; Im Frühling (Schulze) D882; An den Mond (H怀lty) D193; Auf den Tod einer Nachtigall (H怀lty) D399; Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen (Jacobi) D343; Frühlingsglaube (Uhland) D686 Benjamin Appl, baritone Julius Drake, piano Brahms - String Quartet in C minor Op 51 no 1 Ben Appl sings some Schubert mini-masterpieces and the Schumann Quartet performs Brahms. |
| Schumann's Dichterliebe | 20190522 | Benjamin Appl sings about the eternal and bitter-sweet story of love in Schumann's autobiographical song cycle Dichterliebe, and the Arod Quartet offer the genius and optimism of one of Haydn's final quartets, which opens with a depiction of the most glorious sunrise. The concerts were given as part of the New Town Concert Series from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Presented by Kate Molleson Haydn - String Quartet Op 76/4 'Sunrise Schumann - Dichterliebe Benjamin Appl, baritone Julius Drake, piano Ben Appl sings Schumann's bitter-sweet story of love. Arod Quartet plays Haydn's Sunrise. |
| String Quartets From Edinburgh's New Town | 20190521 | Germany's award-winning Schumann Quartet, featuring three Schumann brothers, perform a quartet by the teenage Schubert and Bartok's String Quartet No 1 inspired by unrequited love. This concert was given as part of the New Town Concert Series from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. Presented by Kate Molleson Schubert - String Quartet No 6 in D major Bartok - String Quartet No 1 in A minor Germany's Schumann Quartet play Schubert and Bartok from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. |