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Bass-baritone Shenyang joins pianist Simon Lepper for music celebrating Chinese New Year.

The outstanding Chinese bass-baritone Shenyang (former winner of 成人快手 Cardiff Singer of the World) joins pianist Simon Lepper to perform poetry from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), in settings by British, Czech, French, Swedish and Chinese composers.

Recorded in the Stevenson Hall of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and presented by Stephen Broad.

Einem: 5 songs from the Chinese Op.8 No.2 - In der Fremde
Webern: 4 Songs Op.12 No.2 - Die geheimnisvolle Fl枚te
R枚ntgen: Chinese Songs from Hans Bethge Op.66 No.3 - Der Pavillion aus Porzellan
G谩l: 5 Songs for middle voice and piano Op.33 No.5 - Abend auf dem Flu脽
Sj枚gren: Wenn nur ein Traum das Dasein ist, Op.54 No.1
Rangstr枚m: Afskedet
Warlock: Saudade No.1 - Along the Stream
Griffes: 5 Poems of Ancient China and Japan Op.10 No.5 - The Old Temple Among the Mountains
Carpenter: Four Chinese tone poems - No.1 The Odalisque
Lambert: Four Poems by Li-Po - No.1 A Summer Day
Scott: A Song of Wine, Op.46 No.3
Koch: V氓rnattsregnet from 鈥楾he Wild Swan鈥
Roussel: 2 Po猫mes Chinois, Op.35 鈥 No.1Des Fleur font une Broderie
Haas: 4 Songs on Old Chinese Poems 鈥 No.3 Daleko m臎s铆c je od domova
Yinghai: A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge

Shenyang - bass baritone
Simon Lepper - piano

Stephen Broad - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 May 2023 13:00

Music Played

  • Gottfried von Einem

    In der Fremde

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Anton Webern

    Die geheimnisvolle Fl枚te

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Julius R枚ntgen

    Der Pavillion aus Porzellan

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Hans G谩l

    Abend auf dem Fluss

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Emil Sj枚gren

    Wenn nur ein Traum das Dasein ist

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Ture Rangstr枚m

    Afskedet

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Peter Warlock

    Along the Stream

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Charles Tomlinson Griffes

    The Old Temple Among the Mountains

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • John Alden Carpenter

    The Odalisque

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Constant Lambert

    A Summer Day

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Cyril Scott

    A Song of Wine

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Sigurd von Koch

    Varnattsregnet

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Albert Roussel

    Des Fleur font une Broderie

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Pavel Haas

    Daleko mes铆c je od domova

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Yinghai Li

    A Night Mooring by Maple Bridge

    Performer: Shenyang. Performer: Simon Lepper.
  • Tzu Huang

    Flowers in the Morning Mist

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Shenyang.
  • Josef Myslivecek

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major

    Performer: Clare Hammond. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.
    • Myslive膷ek: Complete Music for Keyboard.
    • BIS.
    • 101.

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 May 2023 13:00