Horn: Ben Goldscheider
Tenor: James Gilchrist
Piano: Anna Tilbrook
Ludwig Van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte op.98 (tenor and piano)
Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro (horn and piano)
Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, op.39, ‘Auf Einer Burg’ (tenor and piano)
Franz Schubert: Auf dem Strom, D.943 (tenor, horn and piano)
(Interval)
Benjamin Britten: Canticle no.3, ‘Still falls the rain’ (tenor, horn and piano)
Benjamin Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (tenor, horn and piano).
A fabulous recital from a trio of international artists. Star horn soloist Ben Goldscheider – a member of the Boulez Ensemble and Principal Horn of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra – joins renowned tenor James Gilchrist and pianist Anna Tilbrook for early Romantic song and horn pieces through to music by Britten. Thwarted love and longing opens the recital – Beethoven’s song cycle An die ferne Geliebte, then beautiful lyrical gems by Schumann and Schubert. The artistry of all three soloist is on show in the second half, ending with the exquisitely haunting and piquant Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings.
