James Newby, baritone
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Visit the overall festival with as much as 40% discount!
€309 instead of €515
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(Fri. to Sun 18 May) €151 instead of €215
Saturday 17 May €68 instead of €85.
Note: members of Friends of Song get a discount on a day ticket for Saturday 17 May using the code they receive by mail. Read more >
normal rate € 45,-
rate < 30 years € 10,-
Young up-and-coming baritone James Newby and celebrated giant Malcolm Martineau bridge the gap between past and present during this special recital. They do so with works by their compatriot Benjamin Britten - undoubtedly one of the most innovative and original composers of the 20th century - and Franz Schubert.
On the first page of his Songs & Proverbs of William Blake Benjamin Britten wrote 'For Dieter: the past and the future'. 'Dieter' is the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau who premiered this work sixty years ago with the composer himself at the piano. By programming it now, we pay a small tribute to the celebrated, German singer who was born 100 years ago - on 28 May 1925. With this impressive song cycle, Britten created an intense reflection on the state of the world and the fragility of human beings.
That same vulnerability is at the heart of the Schubert songs you will hear before the interval. And in that way, too, Newby and Martineau bridge the gap between past and present. For you will hear exactly the same songs that Fischer-Dieskau and Benjamin Britten performed together on 8 June 1972 during the illustrious festival at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Aldeburgh. A festival that made history with its exciting combination of old and new music, featuring world-renowned artists and young up-and-coming talents. After 53 years, it is as relevant today as it was then, and we evoke the festival atmosphere of the 1970s in Zeist.
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Der Strom D565 (anonymous)
Auf der Donau D553 (Mayrhofer)
Der Wanderer D649 (Schlegel)
Gruppe aus dem Tartarus D583 (Schiller)
An die Freunde D654 (Mayrhofer)
Prometheus D674 (Goethe)
Freiwilliges Versinken D700 (Mayrhofer)
Aus 'Heliopolis' II D754 (Mayrhofer)
Der Wanderer an den Mond D870 (Seidl)
Fischerweise D881 (Von Schlechta)
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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Songs and Proverbs of William Blake op.74
Proverb I
London
Proverb II
The chimney-sweeper
Proverb III
A Poison Tree
Proverb IV
The tyger
Proverb V
The fly
Proverb VI
Ah, sun-flower!
Proverb VII
Every night and every morn
James Newby / baritone
James Newby is a promising baritone described by The Times as 'the master of lieder'. He has received many awards and honours, including the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, recognising his status as an emerging young talent. With Mitsuko Uchida, he graced the Fund's 20th anniversary celebrations with a performance at Wigmore Hall. The CD I wonder as I wander which he recorded with Joseph Middleton won the Diapason d'Or Découverte and was described in Gramophone Magazine as a CD that "sets the tone and heralds Newby as an impressive artist". Newby is also a former BBC New Generation Artist and laureate of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's talent development programme.
Malcolm Martineau / piano
Malcolm Martineau is considered one of the UK's leading song pianists. He has performed worldwide with the world's greatest singers, including Ian Bostridge, Florian Boesch, Angelika Kirchschlager, Dame Felicity Lott, Ann Murray and Anne Sofie von Otter. He also has a number of his own concert series at Wigmore Hall and the Edinburgh Festival to his credit. Martineau's discography includes over a hundred CDs, many of which have received awards.
Besides his concerts, Martineau teaches song accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music in London, holds an honorary doctorate and is International Fellow of Accompaniment at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. For his achievements for music and young singers, he was knighted in 2016.
Large church hall / Zusterplein 12 / 3703 CB Zeist
James Newby gave a vocally impeccable and emotionally resonant rendition of Die schöne Müllerin that captivated the audience.
Malcolm Martineau is a particularly attentive song pianist. He makes melodic lines stand out, never drowns out the singer and plays with nuance from the softest pianissimo to the strongest fortissimo. He seems to understand the depth and sensitivity of each genre and even shows humour in his mischievous way of playing and putting down some notes.
Note: members of Friends of the Song will receive a discount on a day ticket for Saturday 17 May (€40 instead of the normal €68). This day ticket gives access to both the Day of the Song and the evening recital with James Newby and Malcolm Martineau. Enter the code at checkout. More about using a discount code can be found on the page frequently asked questions.
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