Beethoven in Context

Songs that Beethoven would have encountered, plus a handful of his own creation

Beethoven revered Handel and considered the study of his music essential to serious musicians. He took lessons from Haydn, met Mozart when he was just a young child himself, and Schubert held him in awe. We present some of Beethoven's own songs among those of all these 'greats'

Performers

Elizabeth Charlesworth (soprano) and High Finnigan (piano)

Programme

• Handel: So shall my sin-stain'd soul (2nd Passion)
• Haydn: The Shepherd's Song
• Mozart: Abendempfindung
• Das Veilchen
• Beethoven: An die Hoffnung
• Ich liebe dich
• Feuerfarb
• Schubert: An die Musik
• An die Nachtigall