Simon Keenlyside Baritone
Malcolm Martineau Piano

Songs and chansons by Ireland, Somervell, Vaughan Williams, Butterworth, Eisler, Gurney, Finzi, Schumann and Wolf

Poignant English songs of regret and lost innocence contrast boldly with richly Romantic German Lieder in this Festival recital by internationally renowned British baritone Simon Keenlyside. He is joined by Edinburgh pianist Malcolm Martineau, celebrated for his distinguished collaborations with a wide range of international singers.

Keenlyside and Martineau bring together songs from Butterworth's A Shropshire Lad, a touching evocation of a vanishing pastoral England, and Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel, which explore the innermost thoughts and longings for home of soldiers on the front line.

The rich melodies of Schumann's gripping mini-drama Ballade des Harfners are a fine contrast to the touching pastoral evocations of Wolf's Fussreise and Blumengruss.

Simon Keenlyside has no peers and few equals among English baritones

The Sunday Telegraph

Malcolm Martineau: 'the incomparable accompanist'

The New York Times

This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.