The extraordinary Susan Grahahm gives a rare recital performance centered on Schumann's seminal song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, weaving in other songs as she traces the course of a woman's love and life.

"Ecstatically applauded by her fans and superbly partnered at the piano by Malcolm Martineau…one had to admire [Graham's] sophistication, her impeccable diction, her subtle dynamic scale, her exquisite top notes." —Financial Times

Program Details:

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Seit ich ihn gesehen," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 1

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
"Møte," from Haugtussa, Op. 67, No. 4

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
"Seitdem dein Aug' in meines schaute," from Sechs Lieder, Op. 17, No. 1

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Er, der herrlichste von Allen," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 2

John Dankworth (1927-2010)
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
"Chanson d'amour," Op. 27, No. 1

Ture Rangström (1884-1947)
"Melodi," from Fem dikter

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Ich kann's nicht fassen," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 3

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
"Jeg elsker dig," from Hjertets Melodier, Op. 5, No. 3

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
"Au bord de l'eau," Op. 8, No. 1

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Du Ring an meinem Finger," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 4

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
"Rheinlegendchen," from Das Knaben Wunderhorn

Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
"Los dos miedos," from Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 19, No. 4

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Helft mir, ihr Schwestern," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 5

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Mutter, Mutter! Glaube nicht," from Myrten, Op. 25, No. 11

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Lass mich ihm am Busen hangen," from Myrten, Op. 25, No. 12

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
"Tout gai!," from Cinq mélodies populaires grecques

Henri Duparc (1848-1933)
"Phidylé"

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
"La Chevelure," from Chansons de Bilitis

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Süsser Freund, du blickest mich verwundert an," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 6

Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
"Cradle Song," from Six Romances, Op. 16, No. 1

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
"Le Carafon," from La courte paille

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
"Wiegenliedchen," from Fünf Lieder, Op. 41, No. 1

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 7

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
"Absence," from Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, No. 4

Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
"How should I your true love know?" from Four Shakespeare Songs, Op. 30, No. 3

Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
"¡Oh, muerte cruel!," from Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo, H. 136

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
"Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan," from Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42, No. 8

*This is the Mity Clarke Gann Memorial Concert