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Sarah Walker presents Ravel Plus, with music performed by the baritone James Newby, a current Radio 3 New Generation Artist, with the pianist Joseph Middleton, recorded at St Mary's Church, Hay-on-Wye, during the 2019 Hay Festival. The concert comprises a selection of music including Ravel鈥檚 Histoires Naturelles which sets poems by Jules Renard, and Ravel's Cinq melodies populaires grecques, inspired by popular Greek folk music from the time. The concert also includes a selection of songs by Debussy and Duparc.

The 2019 Hay Festival lunchtime concert series also celebrates the 20th anniversary of Radio 3鈥檚 New Generation Artists scheme, which nurtures and promotes some of the world鈥檚 finest young musicians at the start of their international careers. Throughout the week there鈥檒l be performances by both current and former 大象传媒 New Generation Artists.

James Newby, baritone
Joseph Middleton, piano

Claude Debussy: Trois melodies
Maurice Ravel: Cinq melodies populaires grecques
Maurice Ravel: Histoires Naturalles
Henri Deparc: Extase
Henri Deparc: La vague et la cloche
Henri Deparc: 笔丑颈诲测濒茅

Produced by Luke Whitlock