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Love's loss lamented: Florian Boesch and Malcolm Martineau at Queen's Hall

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“Martineau’s skill in its prelude and postlude ideally framing Boesch’s sensitive vocal line”
Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 15 August 2025
Schumann, Die beiden Grenadiere, Op.49 no.1
Schumann, Belsazar, Op.57
Schumann, Der arme Peter, Op.53 no.3
Schumann, Mein Wagen rollet langsam, Op.142 no.4
Brahms, Sonntag (Sunday), Op.47 no.3
Brahms, Blinde Kuh (Blind Man's Bluff), Op.58 no.1
Brahms, Sehnsucht (Longing), Op.14 no.8
Brahms, Dein blaues Auge (Your Blue Eyes), Op.59 no.8
Brahms, Kein Haus, keine Heimat (No House, no Homeland), Op.94 no.5
Brahms, Die Trauernde (The Unhappy Girl), Op.7 no.5
Brahms, Schwermut (Melancholy), Op.58 no.5
Brahms, 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: Es steht ein Lind, no.41
Schumann, Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, Op.98a no.4
Schumann, Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt, Op.98a no.6
Schumann, An die Türen will ich schleichen, Op.98a no.8
Schumann, Dichterliebe, Op.48
Florian Boesch, Bass-baritone
Malcolm Martineau, Piano
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