I think we must have been experimenting a bit at The Wigmore Hall for this one, as I don’t think of this music as being Janie’s taste. Perhaps I was especially keen to encourage her to hear the Richard Strauss songs…or at least i was keen to hear them performed live. Olaf Bär certainly gave them some baritone oomph.
We heard:
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Trio in B Flat Op 11 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano
- Gustav Mahler – Kindertotenlieder for Voice and Ensemble
- Richard Strauss – Five Songs
- Arnold Schoenberg – Verklarte Nacht Op 4 for String Sextet.
I sense that I enjoyed this concert more than Janie did.