James Newby & Joseph Middleton
Monday, 20 November 2023 – 8 PM
Palau de la Música Catalana – Petit Palau
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James Newby, baritone
Joseph Middleton, piano
Schubert I: Die Forelle
Inspired by Schubert's Lied Die Forelle, which Victoria de los Ángeles frequently performed in her recitals, James Newby and Joseph Middleton have curated this program centered on flora and fauna for their debut at the Petit Palau of the Palau de la Música Catalana. In a spontaneous celebration of nature, the baritone and pianist offer a program that includes Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, and Mahler alongside works by Chausson, Rorem, and Cole Porter with natural themes. James Newby, who was named an ECHO Rising Star this season, is one of the most emerging names in the current Lieder scene, possessing a vocal and interpretive quality that follows the great English tradition. He presents this debut recital in Barcelona together with Joseph Middleton, a frequent pianist at the Festival and who was the artist-in-residence in 2022.
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Ablösung im Sommer
Ernest Chausson (1860-1911)
Le Colibri Op. 2 No. 7
John Ireland (1855-1899)
Three Ravens
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Lerchengesang Op. 70 No. 2
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Le Papillon et la Fleur Op. 1 No. 1
Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
The Wild Flower's Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Das Veilchen K476
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Ditya! Kak tsvetok tï prekrasna
Judith Bingham (1952)
Casanova in Lockdown*
Michael Flanders (1922-1975) & Donald Swann (1923-1994)
The Whale
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Die Forelle D550
Rebecca Clarke (1886 – 1979)
The Seal Man
Gustav Mahler
Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
Cole Porter (1891-1964)
The Tale of the Oyster
* Piece commissioned by the Barbican and the European Concert Hall Organisation as part of ECHO Rising Stars. Spanish premiere.
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