Returning to perform Dean’s piece based on letters written by Mary Stuart are the work's original performers from Oxford in 2021; Lotte joined by Armida Quartet. The piece perfectly matches Schumann’s settings of her poetic texts, and indeed Janáček’s piece based on his own letters.

Schumann - Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart Op. 135

(arranged by Brett Dean for mezzo-soprano and string quartet)

Janáček - String Quartet 2 ‘Intimate Letters’

Dean - Madame ma bonne sœur for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

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