Concertzender Live

Programme maker/presenter Thijs Bonger attended a few concerts at the Amsterdam Canal Festival 2017. He was enthusiastic to such an extent about the young talent that participated in the Canal Festival Competition, that he planned to make a long broadcast of Concertzender recordings of two of the nominees: baritone Michael Wilmerink and violinist Elise Besemer. Music from Schubert, Chopin, Finzi, Poulenc and Ravel. From Mozart a couple of seldomly played, light melancholic variations and the last and subdued violin sonata from Beethoven. And two lovely songs from Montsalvatge.

1. Franz Schubert: An die Musik D 547
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

2. Franz Schubert: Erlkönig, D 328
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

3. Franz Schubert: Ave Maria, D 839
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

4. Maurice Ravel: Three Don Quixote songs
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Six Variations on ‘Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant’ KV 360/374b
   Elise Besemer, violin. Laurens de Man, piano

6. Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin sonata in G, op. 96
   Elise Besemer, violin. Laurens de Man, piano

7. Gerald Finzi: 5 songs op. 18
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

8. Francis Poulenc: Violin sonata
   Elise Besemer, violin. Laurens de Man, piano

9. Xavier Montsalvatge: Cancion para dormir and Canto negro
   Michael Wilmerink, baritone. Kanako Inoue, piano

10. Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne in D-flat major Op. posth.
    Kanako Inoue, piano