One of the world’s finest Wagnerians, asinger of remarkable expressive power andradiant vocal richness, Waltraud Meierexplores the heightened emotional statesof songs by Mahler and Wagner.

She movesfrom the grief-stricken energy of Mahler’sKindertotenlieder to Wagner’s intenselyRomantic Wesendonck Lieder in herprogramme’s first half. Her recital concludeswith Mahler’s ‘Five Rückert Lieder’, firstpublished in 1910, a year before thecomposer’s death, in company with songsfrom his ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ settings.