After the first consideration in February of Beethoven’s arrangements of folk songs, baritone Henk Neven now sheds light on the other folksong arrangements Beethoven made, in a conversation with Stef Lokin.
In the next two weeks you will hear all of them.
Unless otherwise stated, Beethoven is the composer.
1. Franz Schubert – Der Schiffer D 694
Henk Neven, baritone; Hans Eijsackers, piano.
2. From: 23 Lieder verschiedener Völker, WoO 158a:
no. 10 Poszla baba po popiol (Polish)
no. 1 Ridder Stig tjener i Congens Gaard (Danish)
no. 12 Seus lindo olhos (Portuguese)
Eberhard Büchner, tenor; Reinhard Ulbricht, violin; Joachim Bischof, cello; Eva Ander, piano.
3. From: Irish Songs, WoO 153. no. 4 Da Graubärte lehren.
From: Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 157. no. 12. Die Gondel
From: 26 Welsh Songs, WoO 155. no. 17. Die Meierei
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone. Michael Racheisen, piano, Grete Eweler-Froboese, violin. Irmgard Poppen, cello.
4. From: 26 Welsh Songs, WoO 155 no. 17: The Dairy House
From: Songs of Various Nationalities, WoO 157 No. 12 – La gondoletta (Venetian).
David Mulvenna Hamilton (tenor), Zsuzsa Zsizsmann (violin), Cornelius Boensch (cello), Michael Clark (piano)
5. From: Songs of Various Nationalities, WoO 158a: V. I Bin A Tyroler Bua (Tyrolean)
Georg Poplutz, tenor; Martin Haunhorst, violin; Bernard Schwartz, cello; Rainer Maria Klaas, piano.
6. From: 10 Themes and variations, Op. 107: Tyrolean song in E-flat major “Ich bin a Tiroler Bua”
Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute; Robert Veyron-Lacroix, piano.
7. From: Scottish Songs, Op. 108 no. 8 The lovely lass of Inverness
From: Irish Songs, WoO 155 no. 8: Farewell thou noisy town.
Henk Neven, baritone; Storioni Trio.
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