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4 Songs, Op 46 (iv. An die Nachtigall)

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Benjamin Appl (Baritone)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 25 March 2019
Date of broadcast: 24 May 2019

A lover of the natural world, Brahms symbolises the breezy forest foliage in the piano accompaniment. Through the beautiful melody he describes the moments before the nightingale flies from the tree to be reunited with its mate.

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Benjamin Appl (Baritone)
Performer: Julius Drake (Piano)
Recording date: 25 March 2019
Date of broadcast: 24 May 2019

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