Come, Comfort of the World: Kate Royal & Joseph Middleton
26 October 2018, 19:30
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Kate Royal is one of today's star sopranos, hailed as a 'compelling recitalist' (The Telegraph) with a 'rapturous voice' (Gramophone). She and well-known pianist Joseph Middleton perform Schumann's settings of the Franco-German poet and botanist, Adalbert von Chamisso: the touching and ever-popular cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, written in Schumann's 'annus mirabilis', 1840.
Other Schumann songs are also included, as well as Samuel Barber's Hermit Songs, settings of anonymous medieval Irish poems translated by, amongst others, W.H. Auden.
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Programme
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Clara Schumann (1819 - 1896)
An einem lichten Morgen (Op.23 no.2) from Sechs Lieder aus Jucunde - Liebst du um Schönheit (Op.37 no.4 (Op.12 no.2)) from Zwölf Gedichte aus „Liebesfrühling“
- Die stille Lotosblume (Op.13 no.6) from Sechs Lieder
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Frauenliebe und -leben (Op.42)
- ~~~ Interval ~~~
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Frühlingsfahrt (Op.45 no.2) from Romanzen und Balladen, i - Stirb’, Lieb’ und Freud’! (Op.35 no.2) from Zwölf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Hermit Songs (Op.29)
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Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Der Einsiedler (Op.83 no.3) from Drei Gesänge
Kate Royal
Kate Royal
Soprano
Kate Royal was born in London and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the National Opera Studio. Awards include the 2004 Kathleen Ferrier Award, the 2004 John Christie Award, and the 2007 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award. In concert Kate has appeared with the world’s leading orchestras including the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Vassily Petrenko, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and Pablo Heras-Casado, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Thomas Ad... Read Full Biography
Joseph Middleton
Joseph Middleton
Pianist
Pianist Joseph Middleton specialises in the art of song accompaniment and chamber music and has been highly acclaimed within this field. Described in the BBC Music Magazine as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder’, he has also been labeled ‘the cream of the new generation’ by The Times and ‘a perfect accompanist’ by Opera Now. Most recently, Joseph has been awarded the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award. Joseph is Director of Leeds Lieder, a Professor at his ... Read Full BiographyThis event is part of a series:
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The 17th Oxford Lieder Festival will celebrate a rich tapestry of music, words and performance in European song. Our Grand Tour of song will showcase the pinnacles of the repertoire while exploring wider cultural and geographical influences. International stars, prize-winning young artists and a wide range of concerts and other related events will take us on this beguiling journey. View the ...