Archive: Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Joseph Middleton (piano)
Saturday 18 December 2021, 7.30pm
"But I like to sing..." A celebration of beautiful songs
Parry. My Heart is like a Singing Bird
Bernstein. I hate Music!
Schubert. An die Musik
Wolf. An eine Aeolsharfe
Brahms. An ein Veilchen
Joseph Marx. Nocturne
Franck. Nocturne
Lili Boulanger. Il etait descendue au bas de la prairie
Debussy. Beau soir
Duparc. L’invitation au voyage
Britten. Il est quelqu’un sur terre
Paladilhe. Psyche
Bach/Gounod. Ave Maria
Poulenc. Deux poemes de Louis Aragon
Mompou. Damunt de tu nomes des flors
Peterson-Berger. Aspakers-polska
Peterson-Berger. Langtan heter min arvedel
Grieg. To brune ojne
Tchaikovsky. Nur, wer die Sehnsucht kennt
Rachmaninov. Spring Waters
Barber. A Slumber Song of the Madonna
Gurney. Sleep
Strauss. Morgen
Hugh Canning writes in the Sunday Times that Carolyn Sampson's "light bright timbre touches the heart", and Keith Bruce writes that she sings "with luminous perfection and beautiful diction."
Acclaimed pianist Joseph Middleton specialises in the art of song accompaniment and chamber music. Described in Opera Magazine as ‘the rightful heir to legendary accompanist Gerald Moore’ and by BBC Music Magazine as ‘one of the brightest stars in the world of song and Lieder’, he has also been labelled ‘the cream of the new generation’ by The Times.
"Something for everyone here! More languages than I’ve ever attempted in one programme, some songs you’ll know, some you may not. All of them completely wonderful!" Carolyn Sampson on Twitter
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Standard ticket price £25 (£5 discount for NCM Members).
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