Automata is a short story by E.T.A. Hoffmann, in which a young, mysterious lady sings a song that begins with the words "Mio ben, ricordati". It is not Schubert's song, but...
Song of the week: C (F. Poulenc) - F. Lott, R. Pascal
Next Wednesday is the 50th anniversary of the death of Francis Poulenc. As a hommage, we can listen to the first of the two songs composed upon Louis Aragon's poems, "C", performed by Felicity Lott and Pascal Rogé. Both, poem and song, were written during the Military Administration in France.
Cançó de la setmana: Møte (E. Grieg) - A. S. von Otter, B. Forsberg
Haugtussa is a less-known song cycle written by Edvard Grieg. This week we are talking about one of its songs, Møte, performed by Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg.
Song of the week: Come away, come away death (E. Korngold) - C. Immler, H. Deutsch
Christmas Time is ending... Let's celebrate Twelfth Night with Korngold and his Come away, come away, death, performed by Christian Immler and Helmut Deutsch. Have a nice year!