Thou singest ye carol

Maarten Koningsberger, Baritone (part 1) 

On 24 June 2024, baritone Maarten Koningsberger will bid farewell to the art of song. He will do so in the Kleine Zaal of the Concertgebouw, accompanied by a selection of musical friends – twenty outstanding musicians with whom he has celebrated triumphs on international stages throughout his career. In this episode of ‘Thou Singest Ye Carrol’ and the one on June 23, he talks with Evert Jan Nagtegaal about his career, and you will hear a diverse array of songs.

Playlist:

1. Franz Schubert – ‘Sei mir gegrüsst ! (D741) (Rückert) Baritone Maarten Koningsberger and pianist Graham Johnson.
2. Franz Schubert – uit: ‘Winterreise’ (D911) (Müller) 1. ‘Gute Nacht’ 2. ‘Die Wetterfahne’. Baritone Maarten Koningsberger and pianist Roger Braun.
3. Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) – ‘Trois Pastorales’ (Rimbaud) 1. ‘Tête de faune’ 2. ‘Le dormeur du val’ 3. ‘Sensation’.                        Baritone Maarten Koningsberger and Kelvin Grout piano .
4. William Byrd (1543-1623) – ‘Ye sacred muses – an elegy for Thomas Tallis († 1585)’.  Baritone Maarten Koningsberger, lutenist Mike Fentross and the BRISK Recorder Quartet.
5. Pavel Haas (1899-1944) – ‘Vier Lieder Für Bariton und Klavier’ (arr. Jan van Vlijmen) (Chinese poems) 1. I Heard the Cry of Wild Geese 2. In the Bamboo Grove 3. Far of the Moon is Home 4. A Sleepless Night. Baritone Maarten Koningsberger and Het Nieuw Ensemble conducted by Ed Spanjaard.
6. Johannes Brahms- ‘Meine Lieder’ op.106/4 (Frey) . Baritone Maarten Koningsberger and Kelvin Grout piano

Foto’s – Bokkie Vink

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Studio-opname en montage Concertzender : Aart Veerman