Videos

‘Widmung’ by Schumann

Pianist - Florent Mourier

Film and Sound - Alisdair Kitchen

Widmung (‘Dedication’ in English) is part of Schumann’s Myrthen set of lieder, written as a wedding present for his wife Clara, with words by Friedrich Rückert.

A beautiful and passionate song, Schumann’s lush music and Rückert’s ardent words combine to create a romantic and vivid exploration of both the pleasure and pain that love can create.

“Voyons, que j’essaie à mon tour…En vain pour éviter”

Pianist - Florent Mourier

Film and Sound - Jan Capinski

The smugglers, Carmen and José have gone to the mountains. Here, by the side of the road, Carmen reads her future in the cards and come to terms with the fate she always knew she would have. Extract from act 3, Carmen, by Bizet.