Christine Rice, Timothy Ridout, Julius Drake, Edward Kim & Emily Hoh

The Music The luxurious sound-world of viola, mezzo-soprano and piano inspired two of Brahms’s greatest songs, and these are heard alongside three later songs for the same ensemble by Frank Bridge. Also included are songs and viola pieces by Rebecca Clarke, herself a virtuoso violist as well as a widely-admired composer. Haydn’s captivating and highly dramatic mini-cantata Arianna a Naxos completes the programme.