Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 20180918 | 20190723 (R3) | 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 Purcell, Korngold, Finzi and Quilter. Purcell: Music for a while Z583 The fatal hour comes on apace Z421 There's not a swain Z587 Arne: Where the bee sucks Under the greenwood tree Korngold: Shakespeare Songs op.31 - Desdemona's song Blow, blow, thou winter wind When birds do sing It was a lover and his lass Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) Simon Lepper (piano) Finzi: Let Us Garlands Bring (5 Shakespeare songs) Op.18 - Come away, Death Who is Sylvia? Fear no more the heat o' the sun O mistress mine Stephan Loges (bass-baritone) 7 Elizabethan Lyrics Op 12 - Weep you no more sad fountains My life's delight Damask roses The faithless shepherdess Brown is my love By a fountainside Fair house of joy Gemma Summerfield (soprano) Chamber music performances from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2018 at Glenarm, Co Antrim. |
| 02 | 20180919 | 20190724 (R3) | 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 Debussy, Mendelssohn and Strauss. Korngold, Finzi and Quilter. Debussy: Ariettes Oubliees L.60 C'est l'extase langoureuse Il pleure dans mon cur comme il pleut sur la ville L'ombre des arbres dans la rivi耀re embrum退e Tournez, tournez, bons chevaux de bois Aquarelles I. Green Aquarelles II. Spleen Gemma Summerfield (soprano) Simon Lepper (piano) Mendelssohn: Gruss Op.191/5 Im Kahn Schilflied from Six Songs Op 71/4 Carl Loewe: Tom der Reimer Op 135a Edward Op 1/1 from 3 Ballads Stephan Loges (bass-baritone) Strauss: 3 Ophelia Lieder Op.67 Wie erkenn' ich mein Treulieb? Guten Morgen, 's ist Sankt Valentinstag Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss Vaughan Williams: Take, O Take those lips away When Icicles Hang by the Wall Orpheus with his lute Willow Song Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) Chamber music performances from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2018 at Glenarm, Co Antrim. |
| 03 | 20180920 | 20190725 (R3) | 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: St䀀ndchen No 1 from 5 Songs Op 106/1 Verrat No 5 from 5 Songs Op 105/5 ܀ber die Heide No 4 from 6 Songs Op 86/4 D䀀mmrung 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 p倀 Marssn怀n, Op 36/6 Vilse, Op 17/4 Flickan kom fr倀n sin 䀀lsklings m怀te, 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) Jonathan Dove : Excerpts from `All you who sleep tonight` Condition Prandial plaint Interpretation Mistaken Soon Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) Lerchengesang No 2 from 4 songs Op 70/2 Chamber music performances from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2018 at Glenarm, Co Antrim. |
| 04 | 20180921 | 20190726 (R3) | 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 Barber, Schumann, Weill and the 20th century Finnish composer Yrj怀 Kilpinen. Barber: Sure on this Shining Night, Op 13/3 Sleep now from Three Songs, Op 10/2 Crucifixion from Hermit Songs, Op 29/5 Nocturne, Op13/4 Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano) Simon Lepper (piano) Felix Mendelssohn: Neue Liebe from Six Songs, Op 19a/4 Die liebende Schreibt from 6 songs, Op 86/3 Winterlied from Six Songs, Op 19a/3 Fanny Mendelssohn: Die Mainacht from Six Songs Op 9/6 Hexenlied from Twelve songs, Op 8/8 Gemma Summerfield (soprano) Schumann: 4 Andersen settings from 5 Songs Op 40 - M䀀rzveilchen Muttertraum Der Soldat Der Spielmann Yrj怀 Kilpinen: from Spielmannslieder Op.77 - Ihr ewigen Sterne Spielmannssehnen Vor Tau und Tag Stephan Loges (bass-baritone) Kurt Weill : Speak Low from One Touch of Venus My ship from Lady in the Dark What good would the moon be? from Street Scene Chamber music performances from the NI Opera Festival of Voice 2018 at Glenarm, Co Antrim. |