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LondonBook launch: A Carl Loewe Song Companion
Loewe
Richard Stokes; Juliane Banse; Lizzie Bett Estrada; Aksel Rykkvin
LondonLouise Alder / Joseph Middleton
Hahn, Grieg, Wolf, Puccini, Duparc, Strauss R., Berg, Chaminade, Grime, Schubert, Schumann, Messiaen, Debussy, Sibelius, Poulenc, Bonds
Louise Alder; Joseph Middleton
LondonDame Sarah Connolly / Joseph Middleton
Brahms, Schoeck, Debussy, Webern, Korngold
Dame Sarah Connolly; Joseph Middleton
LondonFleur Barron / Mauro Peter / Joseph Middleton
Bach, Mahler, Schubert, Britten, Crumb
Fleur Barron; Mauro Peter; Joseph Middleton
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Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg
Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.
Marianne Crebassa: potent and versatile at Leeds Song
Accompanied by Joseph Middleton, Marianne Crebassa performs an exquisite recital of Debussy, Mahler, Mompou and Ravel.
A soul-shaking Winterreise from Mark Padmore and Joseph Middleton
This year's East Neuk Festival features all three of Schubert's song cycles, but this Winterreise was the one that gripped the heart.
An evening of song from La Belle Époque with Veronique Gens
One of the Lammermuir Festival's miniature miracles: Véronique Gens and Joseph Middleton present an evening of French chansons in the East Lothian countryside.
The Other Eden: superb recital of English song at Leeds Lieder
Kitty Whately’s parents, Kevin Whately and Madelaine Newton, joined the mezzo and pianist Joseph Middleton, reading poetry to illuminate the themes of the song groups.
Ravel's friends and rivals at Wigmore Hall
Mary Bevan’s bewitching soprano is the star of a glorious programme of music by Ravel and his contemporaries.