28th November

Concert will begin at 17:04 hours GMT

Two concerts from the Netherlands: Maconchy, van Rennes, Boulanger's 'Faust et Hélène' and more

Two performances.

FIRST:

Bauwien van der Meer, soprano, and Caecilia Boschman, piano, perform works by Elizabeth Maconchy, Alma Mahler, Catharina van Rennes, Clara Schumann-Wieck, Pauline Viardot, Lili Boulanger and others.

Recorded in October.

SECOND:

Lili Boulanger's 'Faust et Hélène' is a cantata composed in French based on a poem by Eugène Adenis, which was based on Goethe's second Faust. Performers:

Hélène: Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Faust: Howard Haskin, tenor.
Méphistophélès: Jonathan Summers, baritone.

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jean Fournet.

Recorded 15 February 1987.