Last June was the 25th anniversary of the death of Frederic Mompou. We're remembering him with his song Aquesta nit, un mateix vent (Tonight the same wind), with Marisa Martins and Doug McClure.
Song of the week: Gestillte Sehnsucht (J. Brahms) - C. Ludwig, G. Downes, G. Parsons
Friedrich Rückert is not among the most renowned German poets. However, he inspired some of the more beautiful songs ever written. For instance, Gestillte Sehnsucht, that we can hear performed by Christa Ludwig, Geoffrey Parsons and Herbert Downes.
Sinfonia is a composition by L. Berio. Its third movement, In ruhig fliessender Bewegung, is a collage that quotes the scherzo from Mahler's Symphony No. 2 which, in turn, is based on his setting of Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt.
Cançó de la setmana: Beau soir (C. Debussy) - Véronique Gens, R. Vignoles
We are celebrating Debussy's 150th birthday with Véronique Gens and Roger Vignoles performing Beau soir, a song that remembers us that time passes so fast...