Fleur Barron mezzo-soprano ; Mauro Peter tenor ; Joseph Middleton piano

As reverence for nature grew under the influence of Enlightenment philosophy, so too did poetic expressions of wonder in life on Earth. Joseph Middleton is joined by Grammy Award-winning Fleur Barron and the captivating Swiss tenor Mauro Peter in a programme filled with heart-melting reflections on humankind’s relationship with the natural world and spiced with surprises, a Britten boogie-woogie and George Crumb’s Primeval Sounds for solo piano among them.

Johann Sebastian Bach – II. Adagio
Gustav Mahler – Um Mitternacht
Gustav Mahler – Ablösung im Sommer
Gustav Mahler – Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald
Gustav Mahler – Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz
Benjamin Britten – Um Mitternacht
Benjamin Britten – Evening
George Crumb – Night
George Crumb – Primeval Sounds (Genesis I)
Gustav Mahler – Der Abschied