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4 Songs, Op 142 (No. 4, Mein Wagen rollet langsam)
Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Benjamin Appl (Baritone)
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov (Piano)
Recording date: 17 August 2017
Date of broadcast: 17 August 2017
Heinrich Heine - the 'go-to' poet for Schumann - wrote about love, the dream world and madness, and often at the same time. Written in 1840, it's a strange and surreal song. While his wagon rolls along slowly, the passenger - is jerked from contemplation by some sinister masked men. The song's rhythm makes us think of rutted lanes, potholes, and stumbling horses.
Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Benjamin Appl (Baritone)
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov (Piano)
Recording date: 17 August 2017
Date of broadcast: 17 August 2017
