Evert Jan Nagtegaal and the Art of Song
Valentine
Love songs for 14 February
Send this programme to a loved one as a surprise
1. Franz Liszt – ‘O lieb, solang du lieben kannst’ – text: Ferdinand Freiligrath
Mezzo-soprano Marion van den Akker and Rian de Waal piano
2. Franz Liszt – ‘Hohe Liebe’ – text: Ludwig Uhland
Baritone Dietrich Fischer Dieskau and Daniel Barenboim piano
3. Gabriel Fauré – ‘Notre amour’ op.23/2 text: Armand Silvestre
Alto Natalie Stutzmann, piano Catherine Collard.
4. Giulio Caccini – ‘Amor, io parto’ – text: Giovanni Guarini
Soprano Johannette Zomer and Fred Jacobs theorbo
5. George Bizet – 4 songs
1. ‘J’aime l’amour’ (text: Lois Gallet) 2. ‘Chanson d’avril’ (text: Louis Bouilhet) 3. ‘Absence’ (text: Théophile Gautier)
Tenor Vinson Cole and Patrick Stephens piano
6. Ludwig van Beethoven – ‘Zärtliche Liebe’ WoO 123 text: Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Herrosee
Baritone Olaf Bär and Geoffrey Parsons piano
7. Jan Pieterszn Sweelinck – ‘Vostre amour est vagabonde’ and ‘Tes beaux yeux’ text: anonymous
Vocal Ensemble QUINCK
8. Edvard Grieg – ‘Elsk’ text; Arne Gorborg
Soprano Siri Karoline Thornhill and Reinild Mees
9. Edvard Grieg – ‘Ich liebe dich’ op.5/3 text: Hans Christian Andersen
Baritone Raoul Steffani and Gerold Huber piano
10. Peter Lieberson – Two Neruda Songs 1.’ Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo’ 2. ‘Amor mio, si muerro y tu no mueres’ text: Pablo Neruda
Mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson together with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Levine
11. Jules Massenet – ‘C’Est l’amour! ‘ text: Victor Hugo
Baritone Evert Jan Nagtegaal and Noël Lee piano
12. Edward Elgar – ‘Is she not passing fair?’ text: Luisa Stuart Costello
Baritone Konrad Jarnot and Reinild Mees piano
13. Franz Liszt – Liebestraum no.3 – Rian de Waal piano
