Joshua Furtado-Mendes (tenor) – Stefan Weidner (piano)
Recital
Wednesday 12 March 2025 – 1 pm to 1:45 pm
Programme
Beethoven – An die Ferne Geliebte – To the Distant Beloved
| i. | Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend .. (I sit on the hill, gazing) |
| ii. | Wo die Berge so blau .. (Where the blue mountains) |
| iii. | Leichte Segler in den Höhen .. (Light clouds sailing on high) |
| iv. | Diese Wolken in den Höhen .. (These clouds on high) |
| v. | Es kehret der Maien, Es blühet die Au .. (May returns, the meadow blooms) |
| vi. | Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder .. (Accept, then, these songs ) |
| Audio Recording |
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Andrew Wright – Four Songs from The Bliss of Solitude 
Andrew Wright was inspired to write these pieces after being greatly moved by the poetry of William Wordsworth
An earlier CD of all the pieces has been uploaded to this website, and can be enjoyed by clicking here |
| i. | A Sense Sublime |
| ii. | To a Butterfly |
| iii. | Song |
| iv. | Daffodils |
| Audio Recording |
Video Extracts
| A Sense Sublime –> | To a Butterfly–> | Song–> |
Encore – A vucchella – Paolo Tosti
| Audio Recording |
Refreshments were available in the Song School afterwards
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