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SJE Arts - St John the Evangelist Church
109A Iffley Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 1EH
England
Programme
Gustav Mahler – Ruckert Lieder
Claude Debussy – 3 Chansons de Bilitis, L.97
Performers
Dame Sarah Connolly – mezzo-soprano
Joseph Middleton – Piano
Programme Note
Dame Sarah Connolly’s recitals are an annual highlight of the Festival. She and Joseph Middleton perform the extraordinary Rückert Lieder, written by Mahler in the first two summers of the 20th century, while he was staying at his rural lakeside retreat in Maiernigg: immersed in nature and escaping the frantic pace of Vienna. Their programme also includes songs by Brahms, Debussy’s scandalous Chansons de Bilitis, and a selection of pastoral English songs by Bridge, Moeran, Gurney and Ireland.
At the start of this evening's concert, and almost all evenings in the first week of the Festival, one of our eight exceptional Young Artist Programme duos will give a 15-minute showcase performance.
