Winter Showcase: Beethoven and Ravel
Soprano Erika Baikoff sings Beethoven's song cycle 'To the distant beloved' and the Astatine Trio plays Ravel's hauntingly beautiful Piano Tio.
Georgia Mann presents the third programme in her Winter series celebrating the prodigious talents of Radio 3's New Generation Artists.
Today, two newcomers to the prestigious young artist programme can be heard in their first studio sessions at the 麻豆社. The Astatine Trio explores the ever-shifting colours and coruscating harmonies of Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio. And that's preceded by the charismatic soprano Erika Baikoff's performance of Beethoven's 'To the distant beloved'. Written as he attempted to come to terms with his deafness, 'An die ferne geliebte' is considered to be the first song cycle by a major composer. But who was this mysterious 'distant beloved'?
Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved), Op. 98
Erika Baikoff (soprano), Roman Borisov (piano)
Ravel: Piano Trio
Astatine Trio
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Ludwig van Beethoven
An Die Ferne Geliebte Op.98
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Maurice Ravel
Trio In A Minor
Performer: Astatine Trio.
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- Wed 31 Dec 2025 18:15麻豆社 Radio 3
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