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Wigmore 125: Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton perform Mahler

A live song recital from Wigmore Hall of Mahler, Strauss and Debussy marking the venue's 125th anniversary and Brahms’s First Symphony from one of the world's foremost conductors.

A live song recital from Wigmore Hall of Mahler, Strauss and Debussy marking the venue's 125th anniversary plus Brahms's First Symphony from one of the world's foremost living conductors - Kirill Petrenko with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Continuing the Wigmore’s 125th birthday celebrations, at 1pm Ian Skelly introduces a live concert by soprano Carolyn Sampson and pianist Joseph Middleton, who are performing Debussy, Mahler, Hahn and Massenet, among others.

Today’s conductor spotlight is shining on the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, Kirill Petrenko – Elizabeth Alker introduces exclusive recordings from the maestro including music by Brahms and Tchaikovsky.

LIVE from WIGMORE HALL as part of WIGMORE 125, introduced for Classical Live by Ian Skelly

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Joseph Middleton (piano)

Richard Strauss
Freundliche Vision Op. 48 No. 1
Waldseligkeit Op. 49 No. 1

Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis

Gustav Mahler
Rückert Lieder:
– Ich atmet' einen linden Duft
– Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!
– Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

Reynaldo Hahn
A une étoile

Charles Bordes
4 poèmes:
– La poussière des tamis chante au soleil

Jules Massenet
Amoureux appel

Mel Bonis
Reproche tendre Op. 49

Reynaldo Hahn
Venezia:
– Sopra l'acqua indormenzada
– La barcheta
– L'avertimento

Arnold Schoenberg
Brettl-Lieder:
– Galathea
– Gigerlette
– Arie aus Dem Spiegel von Arkadien

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With Elizabeth Alker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture after Shakespeare
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko (conductor)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lensky's aria from act 2 of 'Eugene Onegin'
Benjamin Bernheim (tenor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko (conductor)

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.1 in C minor Op. 68
Berlin Phiharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko (conductor)

Jules Massenet
Pourquoi me réveiller?, Werther's aria from act 3 of 'Werther'
Benjamin Bernheim (tenor)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Petrenko (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Richard Strauss

    Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Richard Strauss

    Waldseligkeit Op.49 No.1

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Claude Debussy

    Chansons De Bilitis - 3 Melodies

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Gustav Mahler

    5 Ruckert-Lieder: Ich atmet' einen linden Duft

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Gustav Mahler

    5 Ruckert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Gustav Mahler Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Gustav Mahler

    5 Ruckert Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    A Une Etoile

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Charles Bordes

    4 Poemes ; No.1; La Poussiere Des Tamis Chante Au Soleil

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Jules Massenet

    Amoureux Appel

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Mel Bonis

    Reproche Tendre Op.49

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Venezia (Chansons En Dialecte Venitien)

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Cabaret Songs

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Roderick Williams

    Primal Seed of Mind

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture after Shakespeare

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    España, rhapsody for orchestra

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    Sonatina in G, Op 100

    Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Kuda, kuda vi udalilis, Lensky's aria from Act 2 of 'Eugene Onegin'

    Singer: Benjamin Bernheim. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

    Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 (Book 1, The Well-Tempered Clavier)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.

  • Jules Massenet

    Pourquoi me réveiller?, Werther's aria from Act 3 of 'Werther'

    Singer: Benjamin Bernheim. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic. Conductor: Kirill Petrenko.

Broadcast

  • Yesterday 13:00
    BBC Radio 3