Bliss Song Series - Ian Bostridge sings Schubert and Britten 

1. Ian Bostridge CBE, tenor
   Joseph Middleton, piano
   
    

Programme: 
  Schubert

 Im Frühling D882
 Über Wildemann D884
 Der liebliche Stern D861
 Tiefes Lied (Im Jänner 1871) D876
 Auf der Brücke D853
 Aus Heliopolis I D753
 Aus Heliopolis II D754
 Abendbilder D650
 Ins stille Land D403
 Totengräbers Heimweh D842 

-Interval-

Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op.35

One of the most celebrated Lied interpreters of his generation and hailed as one of the foremost Schubertians of our time, Ian Bostridge joins acclaimed pianist Joseph Middleton for an exceptional programme exploring two composers at the heart of his artistic life. With a career spanning the world’s greatest concert halls and opera houses, and recordings recognised with fifteen Gramophone Awards, Bostridge brings unrivalled insight, intensity and imagination to the music of Schubert and Britten.

Together with Joseph Middleton—one of today’s leading song pianists—he offers a recital of extraordinary depth, revealing the poetry, drama and emotional complexity at the heart of the Lied tradition.

Press Highlights

• "One of the most celebrated Lied interpreters of his generation."
• "One of the foremost Schubertians of our time."
• Fifteen Gramophone Awards
• "The perfect accompanist." — The New York Times (Joseph Middleton)