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"A Musical Zoo" with Ashley Riches and Joseph Middleton is a veritable tour de force, featuring compositions spanning nearly 160 years, from Schubert’s The Trout to Shostakovich’s Once there lived a cockroach, and four languages (German, French, Russian, and English).
A strong representation of the German Lieder tradition (Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, and Richard Strauss) is balanced by the French mélodie (Fauré, Ravel) and English lyricism (Ireland, Howells). The humans seem to have an endless fascination with the animal kingdom, and animals have proved an inspiration for artists, composers and writers alike. This recital demonstrates what a rich seam this has proved for a diverse range of composers. Ashley Riches comments: "The text [of a song] may outline to us what we see. But the flutterings of Schubert’s Birds, the flicking antennae of Shostakovich’s Cockroach, the rush of notes with which Ravel’s Peacock spreads its tail – these are movements and energies accessible to music alone". © Chandos
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Franz Schubert, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Franz Schubert, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Robert Schumann, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Hugo Wolf, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Johannes Brahms, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Richard Strauss, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Gabriel Fauré, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Histoires naturelles, M. 50 (Maurice Ravel)
Maurice Ravel, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Maurice Ravel, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Dmitri Shostakovich, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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John Ireland, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Herbert Howells, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Samuel Barber, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo (Vernon Duke)
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
2021 Chandos Records 2021 Chandos Records
Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Vernon Duke, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Benjamin Britten, Composer - Ashley Riches, MainArtist, VocalSolo - Joseph Middleton, Piano, MainArtist
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Album review
"A Musical Zoo" with Ashley Riches and Joseph Middleton is a veritable tour de force, featuring compositions spanning nearly 160 years, from Schubert’s The Trout to Shostakovich’s Once there lived a cockroach, and four languages (German, French, Russian, and English).
A strong representation of the German Lieder tradition (Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, Brahms, and Richard Strauss) is balanced by the French mélodie (Fauré, Ravel) and English lyricism (Ireland, Howells). The humans seem to have an endless fascination with the animal kingdom, and animals have proved an inspiration for artists, composers and writers alike. This recital demonstrates what a rich seam this has proved for a diverse range of composers. Ashley Riches comments: "The text [of a song] may outline to us what we see. But the flutterings of Schubert’s Birds, the flicking antennae of Shostakovich’s Cockroach, the rush of notes with which Ravel’s Peacock spreads its tail – these are movements and energies accessible to music alone". © Chandos
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 38 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:57
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ashley Riches Joseph Middleton
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chandos
- Genre: Classical Art Songs, Mélodies & Lieder Mélodies
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