In Search of Proust's Music
Simon Russell Beale is the reader in a concert of music and recitals from Proust's life and great novel of memory, In Search of Lost Time, first published in English in 1922.
A concert inspired by the vital musical thread running through Marcel Proust's life and his great novel of memory, 'In Search of Lost Time', first published in English 100 years ago in 1922. Simon Russell Beale reads from the novel, letters, poetry and other of Proust's writings, and music including Beethoven, Debussy, Reynaldo Hahn and Saint-Saëns, is performed by soprano Ailish Tynan, violinist Jack Liebeck, and pianists Iain Burnside and Katya Apekisheva. Matthew Sweet explores Proust's music in conversation with Jennifer Rushworth.
Hahn: Nocturne
Debussy: Fêtes galantes
Beethoven: Adagio espressivo (Violin Sonata in G major, Op.96)
Hahn: À Chloris; La barcheta; L'heure exquise
Schumann: Mondnacht (Liederkreis, Op.39 No.5)
Massenet: Pensée d'automne
Fauré: Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1
Saint-Saëns: Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 75
Ailish Tynan (soprano) and Iain Burnside (piano)
Jack Liebeck (violin) and Katya Apekisheva (piano)
First broadcast live from Wellcome Collection in October 2017.
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Music Played
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Rynalso Hahn
Nocturne
Performer: Jack Liebeck. -
Reynaldo Hahn
Nocturne in E flat major
Performer: Jack Liebeck. Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Claude Debussy
Fetes Galantes I
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan. -
Claude Debussy
En Sourdine Fantoches and Clair de Lune
Performer: Ailish Tynan. -
Marcel Proust
Swann in Love - Reading
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Adagio Espressivo from Violin Sonata in G Op 96
Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No 10 in G major, Op 96 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Jack Liebeck. Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Letter to Suzette Lemaire
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Letter to Reynaldo Hahn
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Reynaldo Hahn
À Chloris
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan. -
Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris La Barcheta L'Heure Exquise
Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Ian Burnside. -
Reynaldo Hahn
La Barcheta
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Schumann
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Robert Schumann
Mondnacht
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan. -
Robert Schumann
Mondnacht
Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Ian Burnside. -
Marcel Proust
In Praise of Bad Music
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Jules Massenet
Pensee d'Automne
Performer: Ailish Tynan. Performer: Iain Burnside. -
Jules Massenet
Pensee d'Automne
Performer: Iain Burnside. Singer: Ailish Tynan. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Within a Budding Grove
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Letter to Jacques de Lacretelle
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Gabriel Fauré
Nocturne No 1 in E Flat Minor
Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Gabriel Fauré
Nocturne No 1 in E flat minor
Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Marcel Proust
Reading - Swann In Love
Performer: Simon Russel Beale. -
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Violin Sonata No 1 in D Minor, Op 75
Performer: Jack Liebeck. Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Violin Sonata No 1 in D Minor Op 75
Performer: Jack Liebeck. Performer: Katya Apekisheva. -
Camille Saintâ€Saëns
Etude en forme de valse (6 Studies Op.52)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Saint Saens: Concertos 2 & 5; Solo Piano Works.
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Broadcasts
- Sat 14 Oct 2017 20:00Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3
- Sun 17 Apr 2022 19:30Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 3