Fallen Women and Virtuous Wives

WHLIVE 0004

Recorded live June 2005

 

Felicity Lott - soprano

Graham Johnson - piano

1. Weill: Nanna's Lied
2. Haydn: Die zu späte Ankunft der Mutter
3. Mozart: Die Alte
 4. Schumann: Lied der Braut II
5. Brahms: Mädchenlied
6. Wolf: Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen
7.-9. Strauss: Drei Lieder der Ophelia
 - Wie erkenn ich mein Treulieb
 - Guten Morgen, 's ist Sankt Valentinstag
- Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss
10. Hughes: I know where I'm going
11. Walton: Wapping Old Stairs
12. Bliss: The return from town
13. Britten: Polly Oliver
14. Weill: Und was bekam des Soldaten Weib?
 		 15. Roussel: Résponse d'une éspouse sage
16. Fauré: Une sainte en son auréole
17. Duparc: Au pays où se fait la guerre
18. Coward: Spinning Song
 19. Coward: Alice is at it again
20. Coward: A bar on the Piccola Marina
21. Poulenc: La Dame de Monte Carlo
22. Hahn: C'est très villain d'etre infidèle
23. Straus: Warum soll eine Frau kein Verhältnis haben
24. Grand: What's a lady like me
25. Straus: Geh'n wir ins Chambre Séparée
26. arr. Britten: O Waly, Waly
 

I'm so glad we decided to record the Wigmore 30th Anniversary concert! I was very unsure about doing it, and so was Graham, but I think we are fairly happy with the result, in spite of the extra nervous tension it caused on the night, and when we are old and grey we shall be glad that we marked the occasion with something to keep! Of course, we are thrilled to be part of the new Wigmore Live series, as the Wigmore has been such an important and beloved part of our lives for so many years. As I write this, we have one more performance of the programme this season, which will be the twentieth! I have loved singing it, and seeing the different ways it is received in different countries and venues: I really think it's a brilliant programme. Thank you, Graham!  FL