Performance on 3 - Edinburgh International Festival 2008 - 15/09/2008

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. A concert given in the Usher Hall as part of the 2008 Edinburgh International Festival by baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky, accompanied by pianist Ivari Ilja. A committed ambassador for Russian music, Hvorostovsky's programme includes romantic songs by Tchaikovsky, Medtner and Rachmaninov. Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone) Ivari Ilja (piano) Tchaikovsky songs including: On the Golden Cornfields, Op 57 No 2 Pimpinella, Op 38 Don Juan's Serenade, Op 38 No 1 Medtner songs including: I have outlived my aspirations, Op 3 No 2 To a Dreamer, Op 32 No 6 Bon Voyage, Op 15 No 8 Wandrers Nachtlied, Op 6 No 6 Rachmaninov songs including: 'Tis time, Op 14 No 12 Let us rest, Op 26 No 3 Spring Waters, Op 14 No 11 Followed by a look into the BBC Archives for highlights from past Edinburgh Festivals, including, from 1980: Beethoven: Quartet in E minor, Op 59 No 2 Amadeus String Quartet.