Susan Graham and Malcolm Martineau at the Wigmore Hall

By Capriccio, 01 July 2012

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 29 June 2012

Purcell, The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation, Z 196

Berlioz, La Mort d'Ophélie, H92

Schubert, Lied der Mignon (Heiß mich nicht reden), D.877/2

Schumann, Requiem für Mignon aus Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister": So laßt mich scheinen, Op.98 no.9

Liszt, Mignons Lied: Kennst du das Land, S 275

Tchaikovsky, Net, tol'ko tot, kto znal (None but the lonely heart), Op.6 no.6

Duparc, Romance de Mignon

Wolf, Kennst du das Land?

Horovitz, Lady Macbeth

Poulenc, Fiançailles pour rire, FP 101

Messager, L'amour masqué: J'ai deux amants

Porter, The Physician

Duke, Ages Ago

Moore, Sexy Lady

Susan Graham, Mezzo-soprano

Malcolm Martineau, Piano

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Capriccio

Capriccio is a musician and writer living in London. He has a particular interest in opera and music of the twentieth century and enjoys exploring the obscurer recesses of the repertoire. He blogs here.