Stéphane Degout Baritone
Simon Lepper Piano

Songs and Lieder by Schubert, Loewe, Schumann, Liszt, Weill, Wolf and Fauré

Gripping, grotesque miniature operas sit alongside touching Gallic evocations in this powerful recital by French baritone Stéphane Degout, an internationally celebrated singer respected for the dramatic intensity of both his vivid operatic performances and his sophisticated concert recitals.

Joined by British pianist Simon Lepper, Degout performs the chilling gothic fantasy of Romantic ballads including Schubert's unsettling Der Zwerg and Loewe's macabre Edward, based on a gruesome Scottish legend.

They then perform Liszt's exuberant Tre sonetti del Petrarca and convey the high emotions of Fauré's poignant L'horizon chimérique.

Stéphane Degout: 'beautiful voice... magisterial'

The Wall Street Journal

Simon Lepper: 'one of the most gifted and enterprising [accompanists] of his generation'

Opera Magazine

This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.