Beethoven’s Songs and Rarities
There are 722 catalogued works by Beethoven, of which nearly 250 are songs and relatively few of these are well known. In the second of a two-part contribution to the Beethoven anniversary year, tenor Ian Bostridge and the mezzo soprano Natalie Perez join Jon Tolansky to examine some of these magnificent songs and the poetry that inspired the composer as they explore Beethoven’s innovative role in the historical development of lieder.
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 13th December, 6pm-7pm