Temple Song: Julius Drake and friends

Middle Temple, London

Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 7.30

Sophie Daneman (soprano)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Julius Drake (piano)

Two stars of the international song stage, Sophie Daneman and Ian Bostridge, join forces in this first recital in the 2010 Temple Song series.

Reflecting their interests in the German and French repertoire, the programme includes songs and duets by Debussy, Fauré, Mendelssohn and Schubert, including both sets of Debussy’s Fêtes galantes and Schubert’s two versions of An den Mond.

Programme

Franz Schubert: Ian Bostridge
An den Mond (To the moon) D259
Ganymed (Ganymede) D544
An Schwager Kronos (To Coachman Chronos)
Erster Verlust (First loss)
Der Musensohn (The son of the Muses)
An den Mond (To the moon) D296

Felix Mendelssohn: Sophie Daneman
Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)
Pagenlied (Page’s song)
Die Liebende schreibt (The beloved writes)
Nachtlied (Night song)
Schilflied (Reed song)
Neue Liebe (New love)

Fanny Mendelssohn: Ian Bostridge, Sophie Daneman
Suleika und Hatem

Franz Schubert: Ian Bostridge, Sophie Daneman
Licht und Liebe (Light and love) [this was an addition to the printed programme]
Mignon und der Harfner (Mignon and the harper)

Interval

Claude Debussy: Fêtes Galantes I - Sophie Daneman
En sourdine (Muted)
Fantoches (Marionettes)
Clair de lune (Moonlight)

Claude Debussy: Fêtes Galantes II – Ian Bostridge
Les ingénus (Ingenus)
Le faune (The faun)
Colloque sentimental (Lovers’ dialogue)

Gabriel Fauré:
Clair de lune (Moonlight) Ian Bostridge
Tristesse (Sadness) – Sophie Daneman
Les berceaux (The cradles) – Ian Bostridge
Lydia – Sophie Daneman
Prison – Ian Bostridge
Au bord de l’eau (At the water’s edge) – Sophie Daneman
Nell – Ian Bostridge
Notre amour – Sophie Daneman
Puisqu’ici-bas toute âme (Since on this Earth) – Sophie Daneman, Ian Bostridge

Henri Duparc:
La fuite (Escape) – Sophie Daneman, Ian Bostridge

Encore

Robert Schumann: – Sophie Daneman, Ian Bostridge
Er und Sie