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Hannah French presents the first of four Lunchtime Concerts recorded last month at LSO St Luke's, as part of the Basically Beethoven series. Today's concert is given by the remarkable young tenor Ilker Arcay眉rek with pianist, and song specialist Simon Lepper. Each concert puts the music of Beethoven at its core, and today's begins with Beethoven's only song-cycle: An die ferne Geliebte - To the distant beloved - an emotional cycle of six songs, about the pains of unrequited love.
There're more songs by Beethoven following this, before Ilker Arcay眉rek and Simon Lepper end their recital with three songs by Felix Mendelssohn framing one by Reynaldo Hahn, the beautiful La barcheta.
Presented by Hannah French.

Beethoven:
An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant Beloved), Op.98

Aus Goethes Faust (Mephistopheles鈥� Song of the Flea鈥� from Goethe鈥檚 Faust), Op.75 No.3
Lied aus der Ferne (Song from Afar), WoO137
Der Wachtelschlag (The Call of the Quail), WoO129
Der Kuss (The Kiss), Op.128
Dimmi ben mio che m鈥檃mi (Say, my love, that you love me), Op.82 No.1
La partenza (The Departure), WoO124
Plaisir d鈥檃imer (Love鈥檚 Pleasure), WoO128
Z膩rtliche Liebe (Tender Love), WoO123
Marmotte (Marmot), Op.52 No.7
Resignation, WoO149
In questa tomba oscura (In this dark tomb), WoO133

Mendelssohn:
Auf fl眉geln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), Op.34 No.2
Venetianisches Gondellied (Venetian Gondola Song), Op.57 No.5

Hahn:
La barcheta (The gondola)

Mendelssohn:
Nachtlied (Night Song), Op.71 No.6

Ilker Arcayuurek, tenor
Simon Lepper, piano