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A Journeywoman鈥檚 Tale

Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston and pianist Joseph Middleton present a journey through song. Music by Schumann, Mahler, Ireland, Gurney and Vaughan Williams.

A concert recorded in March 2020 at Liverpool's St. George's Hall.

The mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston and the pianist Joseph Middleton present a journey through song focusing on migration, travel and the concept of 鈥榟ome鈥�. This idea is especially relevant in the port of Liverpool, where many thousands have begun journeys to far away shores. Music includes:

Head Sweet chance that led my steps abroad
Gurney In Flanders
Ireland Earth鈥檚 Call
Britten O Waly Waly
Warlock My Own Country
Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel
Wolf Kennst du Das Land
Wolf Mignon Lieder
Schumann Maria Stuart Lieder
Mahler Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen

2 hours, 28 minutes

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Wed 20 Jan 2021 19:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Michael Head

    Sweet chance that led my steps abroad

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Ivor Gurney

    In Flanders

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • John Ireland

    Earth's Call

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Benjamin Britten

    O Waly, Waly

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Peter Warlock

    My own country

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Calypson

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Songs of Travel

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Duke Ellington

    Solitude

    Performer: Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra. Singer: Billie Holiday.
    • Sony.

  • Hugo Wolf

    Kennst du das Land?

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Hugo Wolf

    Mignon Lieder

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Robert Schumann

    Poems of Mary Queen of Scots

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Gustav Mahler

    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Jennifer Johnston.

  • Benjamin Britten

    I Wonder as I Wander

    Performer: Jennifer Johnston. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Trio Sonata in B minor, Op.2 No.1

    Ensemble: Le Concert d鈥橝str茅e. Director: Emmanuelle Ha茂m.
    • Handel: Italian Cantatas.
    • ERATO.
    • 8-11.

  • Huw Watkins

    Flute Concerto

    Performer: Adam Walker. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Ryan Wigglesworth.
    • Huw Watkins: Flute Concerto, Violin Concerto and Symphony.
    • NMC.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Jan 2021 19:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3