MF8 Sarah Connolly & Imogen Cooper

Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Imogen Cooper piano

R Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben
Schubert Verklärung
Schubert Ellen’s Gesang Nos 1-3
Duparc Romance de Mignon; Chanson Triste; Au pays où se fait la guerre; Extase; L’invitation au voyage
Loewe Frauenliebe Op 60
Mozart Abendempfindung K 523

Two musical Dames at the peak of their respective musical careers join forces in what promises to be a very special concert beneath the glittering chandeliers of Bath’s Guildhall. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly and pianist Imogen Cooper present a delightful programme of songs well known and less familiar. These include settings of Frauenliebe und Leben by Robert Schumann and also by Carl Loewe; Schubert’s ever-popular Verklärung and Ellen’s Gesang; five pieces by Henri Duparc, the great French composer known for his original and enduring songs, recordings of which have won Sarah Connolly much praise; and closing with Mozart’s beautiful but heart-wrenching Abendempfindung. Simply unmissable.

Supported by Marian McNeir. 

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