How and why did musicians startprogramming song recitals the way theydo now?

Join leading figures in the fieldof Lieder to explore the history of songperformance, before a recital ofSchumann’s Dichterliebe as it wouldhave been performed by his wife Clara,interleaved with solo piano works.

Part of the Royal College of Music’sGerman Song Onstage weekend.

Visit www.rcm.ac.uk for further details.

Talk

Song expert Susan Youens discusses thegreat Lieder singers of Schubert’s day.

Workshop

Singer-pianist duos from the Royal College ofMusic work with Christoph Prégardien andGraham Johnson, exploring how programmesfor song recitals are put together.