Mary Bevan & Joseph Middleton – Voyages (2017) [Qobuz FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Soprano Mary Bevan and pianist Jopseph Middleton perform a programme exploring the genius of Baudelaire and Goethe, and how texts by them unlocked very specific musical landscapes in settings by Debussy, Duparc, Chausson, de Bréville, Séverac, Fauré and Schubert.Praised by Opera for her “dramatic wit and vocal control” in stand out performances on opera and concert platforms, Mary Bevan is a winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist award and UK Critics’ Circle Award for Exceptional Young Talent in music. 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

Tracklist:
01. Duparc: L’invitation au voyage in C Minor
02. Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 5: No. 1, Chant d’automne
03. Fauré: 3 Songs, Op. 7: No. 2, Hymne
04. Chabrier: L’Invitation au voyage
05. Duparc: Romance de Mignon
06. Schubert: Gesänge aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’, D.877 – No. 4, “Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt”
07. Schubert: Gesänge aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’, D.877 – No. 2, “Heiss mich nicht reden”
08. Schubert: Gesänge aus ‘Wilhelm Meister’, D.877 – No. 3, “So lasst mich scheinen”
09. Schubert: Mignon, D.321 “Kennst du das Land”
10. Severac: Douze mélodies: No. 9, Les hiboux
11. Breville: Harmonie du soir
12. Debussy: 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L 64 – No. 1, Le balcon
13. Debussy: 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L 64 – No. 2, Harmonie du soir
14. Debussy: 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L 64 – No. 3, Le jet d’eau
15. Debussy: 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L 64 – No. 4, Recueillement
16. Debussy: 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L 64 – No. 5, La mort des amants
17. Duparc: La Vie antérieure
18. Rollinat: Harmonie du soir
19. Rollinat: Le jet d’eau