Master pianist Geoffrey Madge continues the series on legendary pianists as accompanists. Episode 168.
A rerun of this programme will be broadcast on Thursday morning 6 August 2020 from 11.00-12.00 am. In connection with the coronavirus crisis, also this episode has been recorded without Louis Thörig and again, not in Marco Wensveen’s studio but in that of Geoffrey himself.
Today, in our series, it’s Edwin Fischer’s and Dame Myra Hess’s turn.
1. Schubert, Sonata in D major, D384. Isaac Stern, violin and Dame Myra
Hess, piano
2. Brahms, Sonata No.2 in A major, opus 100. Isaac Stern, violin and
Dame Myra Hess, piano
3. Schubert, Lieder.
Musenhorn
Nahe des Geliebten
Die junge Nonne
Auf dem Wasser zum Singen
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano, Edwin Fischer, piano
4. John Field. Nocturne in A major, No.4. Dame Myra
Hess, piano
Compilation: Geoffrey Madge http://www.geoffreymadge.com
Technical engineer: Marco Wensveen
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