This delectable programme from St Martin’s Voices explores the theme of love in chamber works for voices and piano. From the whirlwind charms of Brahms’ Liebeslieder waltzes to Stephen Hough’s broad celebration of love of all kinds in Other Love Songs, these delightful pieces portray the full range of contrasting emotions associated with romance.
Programme
Johannes Brahms – Liebeslieder-Waltzer Op. 52 Ralph Vaughan Williams – It was a lover and his lass, Dirge for Fidele Pauline Viardot García – La beauté, Rêverie, Les bohémiennes Stephen Hough – Other Love Songs