James Gilchrist Coffee Concert March 6

Third time lucky - after two postponements, here is James Gilchrist's long-awaited song recital. Scroll down to find the details of the programme. And if you like what we do, please consider buying us a virtual 'coffee' at ko-fi.com/core...
The Spohr songs have subtitles; for Brahms you can follow the links; and for Prince Albert the English translations are given under the title of each song.
Programme
Louis Spohr: 6 German songs, Op 37 (with subtitles)
Mignons Lied (Mignon’s song) : Goethe
Lebenslied (Song of Life) : Heinrich Schmidt
Die Stimme der Nacht (The Sound of the Night) : Cäcilie von Werthern
Getrennte Liebe (Distant Love) : Heinrich Schmidt
Liebesschärmerei (Love’s Rapture) : Cäcilie von Werthern
Lied beim Rundetanz (Round dance) : Johan Gaudenz von Salis-Seewis
Five Songs by Johannes Brahms (follow the links for English translations)
An die Nachtigall (Op 46/4) www.oxfordlied...
Auf dem Kirchhofe (Op 105/4) www.oxfordlied...
Wie Melodien (Op 105/1) www.oxfordlied...
Immer leise (Op 105/2) www.oxfordlied...
Wir Wandelten (Op 96/2) www.oxfordlied...
Five Songs by Prince Albert
Komm, Liebchen, Komm
Come, love, come! The night is bright,
And cool winds flutter enticingly,
I want so much on the gentle waves
To rock you in our narrow boat
Come, love, come!
Come, love, come! The night is calling us
My heart beats faithful and noble
Your mother is asleep and your lover awake
What danger could there be?
Come, love, come!
Die Letzten Worte eines Bardes
The bard’s fire is extinguished
The flow of song is over
At many a joyous feast
The soft lyre sounds no more
Soon I shall rest silent in the grave!
You hear the winds, recklessly hurrying
Through my strings, once so precious,
And passing, they awaken in me
Sounds of bygone days,
This is the last, most lovely ray
From my sun, which at its setting
Shines brightly to me for the last time.
And as it slowly dips into the
purple-tinted flood
So I slowly witness the withering
Of the sick, long-broken heart
The torture of anguish is finished.
And as the last golden glow of the sun
Once again magically transfigures the old man
And as it trembles over the threshold,
So there is silence in my heart’s shrine.
Gruss an den Bruder
Though my sorrow has been silent so long,
It wakes again today,
And rouses you from sweet sleep
Through the tender breath of sounds
and though we are so far apart
A Zephyr will carry it to you!
And it will whisper so softly then and ask
If you too think of your brother here
Of home, of the North
Of the quiet joys of youth,
It will aerily resound in you:
Direct your gaze this way!
An einen Boten
If you bump into my girl
Say hello from me
When she asks how I'm getting along
Say "on both feet!"
When she asks if I'm ill
Tell her I've died
And when she starts to weep
Say I'll be there tomorrow
Einsamkeit
As a soul I wandered free and alone,
God and I always close
I think and feel a certain absence
I collect what I perceive.
Life is disturbed by human struggles:
Wars, love, fortune and pain.
We strive to lift ourselves victorious
Heavenward from the earth.
But the heart has now grown tired
And it quietly longs for inner peace
And sacred solitude calls us back
With harmonies of comfort.

[@andymorford8575]

Thanks James and Warwick. Made for a vey pleasant and uplifting Saturday morning. Your commitment and talents much appreciated.

[@fionauzzell2284]

Beautiful concert again. Thank you so much. Really appreciate what you do.

[@Mahvelous14]

Such exquisite and expressive singing!

[@doddsalfa]

Absolutely brilliant

[@VisceralDisgust]

Make it sound so easy

[@davidhomer1551]

Thank you for the huge amount of preparation you've done to provide translations - I very much hope it will be appreciated - we certainly appreciate it ! I am sure the concert will be a great success - well done to everyone involved in putting it on in such difficult circumstances imposed by the lockdown.

[@lornalane5712]

Thoroughly enjoying the concert. Had to make do with instant coffee and choc biscuit though. Lorna

[@davidhomer1551]

Wunderschön ! Really splendid - congratulations to James, Warwick and all involved in putting this concert on. Gladdens the heart !