Baritone James Newby is the winner of several international awards, including the 2016 Kathleen Ferrier Award and the 2017 Richard Tauber Prize for best interpretation of a Schubert Lied.
Performer Biography
Pianist Joseph Middleton specializes in chamber music and song, and has collaborated with many renowned artists in prestigious venues worldwide.
Composer Biography
Gustav Mahler spent much of his childhood in the Moravian garrison town of Jihlava and knew hundreds of military tunes by heart as a young boy.
Compositional Technique
Schubert's song Der Wanderer, D 489, takes the form of a short cantata, featuring a recitative, an Adagio melody that Schubert later reworked into his Wanderer-Fantasie, and a quicker section.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Benjamin Britten's approach to folk songs differed from that of Cecil Sharp, aiming to create a type of art song from them rather than simple arrangements for children.
Interpretation
The album's program is framed by five settings by Benjamin Britten and focuses on the theme of the never-ending search for a distant object of desire, whether geographical or psychological.
Recording & Production
This Hybrid SACD recording aims to reproduce the natural sound of a concert venue as faithfully as possible, using full frequency range recording for all channels without a separate bass channel.
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