Friday 19 February 2021 7:30PM
Alice Coote mezzo-soprano; Christian Blackshaw piano; Ralph Fiennes actor
Tchaikovsky & His Poets
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This concert was live-streamed as part of the Wigmore Hall Spring Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library
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- Alice Coote mezzo-soprano
- Christian Blackshaw piano
- Ralph Fiennes actor
British mezzo-soprano Alice Coote presents an evening of songs by Tchaikovsky and his poets, interspersed with readings from actor Ralph Fiennes, including poetry by Alexander Pushkin and letters penned by the composer.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
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My genius, my angel, my friend
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My genius, my angel, my friend
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Lermontov (1814-1841)
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I go outside to find the way
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I go outside to find the way
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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I bless you, forests Op. 47 No. 5
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I bless you, forests Op. 47 No. 5
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Pushkin (1799-1837)
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The Poet
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The Poet
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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None but the lonely heart Op. 6 No. 6
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None but the lonely heart Op. 6 No. 6
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Pushkin
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The Poet and the Crowd
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The Poet and the Crowd
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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At the ball Op. 38 No. 3
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Letter to Modest Tchaikovsky, 19 January 1877. Moscow
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Does the day reign? Op. 47 No. 6
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At the ball Op. 38 No. 3
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Pushkin
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Night
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Night
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Do not believe, my friend Op. 6 No. 1
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Do not believe, my friend Op. 6 No. 1
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Fet (1820-1892)
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And I awoke
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And I awoke
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Death Op. 57 No. 5
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Letter to Modest Tchaikovsky, 10 March 1879, Paris
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Why? Op. 6 No. 5
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Letter to N. Von Meck, 3 July 1877, Kamenka
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To forget so soon
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Death Op. 57 No. 5
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Pushkin
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I have outlived desires
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I have outlived desires
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Ni slova, o drug moy (Not a word, O my friend) Op. 6 No. 2
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Letter to A. Glazunov, 30 January 1890, Florence
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The mild stars shone for us Op. 60 No. 12
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Ni slova, o drug moy (Not a word, O my friend) Op. 6 No. 2
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Pushkin
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The Prophet
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The Prophet
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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The love of a dead man Op. 38 No. 5
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The love of a dead man Op. 38 No. 5
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Fet
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Not a word will I utter
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Not a word will I utter
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Again, as before, alone Op. 73 No. 6
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Again, as before, alone Op. 73 No. 6
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