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Young Artists Recital – December 2, 2003 | Walter Hall, Toronto
Young Artists Recital – December 2, 2003 | Walter Hall, Toronto
A varied recital in German and Englis
date: December 2, 2003
The first half of the programme spanned a range of German vocal music, from a Bach cantata to an opera by Hugo Wolf. On the way, we visited a number of songs from Wolf’s Spanisches Liederbuch, including examples set to both sacred and secular texts. Interestingly, each of the two singers (from the University of Toronto’s vocal department) soon went on to begin careers in Germany. The second half was devoted to songs by Benjamin Britten; Leah Gordon began with five early songs (some of which, only recently published, may have been receiving Toronto premieres), followed by Philip Carmichael’s performance of the better known Tit for Tat. A group of folksong settings rounded out the evening.
| Song | Artist | Composer | Poet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wann kommst du, mein Heil? (Cantata 140: Wachet auf) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bach, Johann Sebastian | anon. |
| Mein Freund ist mein! (Cantata 140: Wachet auf) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Bach, Johann Sebastian | anon. |
| Nun wandre, Maria (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Ocaña, Francisco de, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| Die ihr schwebet (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Vega, Lope de, trans.Geibel, Emanuel |
| Führ mich, Kind, nach Bethlehem! (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | anon. Spanish, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| Ach, des Knaben Augen (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Ubeda, Lopez de, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| Auf dem grünen Balkon (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | anon. Spanish, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| Wenn du zu den Blumen gehst (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | anon. Spanish, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| In dem Schatten meiner Locken (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | anon. Spanish, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| Klinge, klinge, mein Pandero (Spanisches Liederbuch) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Ameida, Alvaro de, trans. Heyse, Paul |
| In solchen Abendfeierstunden (Der Corregidor) | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Wolf, Hugo | Mayreder-Obermayer, Rosa |
| Love is a sickness | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Daniel, Samuel |
| Aspatia’s Song | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Fletcher, John |
| The Red Cockatoo | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Po Chü-I, trans. Waley, Arthur |
| Not even summer yet | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Burra, Peter |
| When you’re feeling like expressing your affection | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Auden, Wystan Hugh |
| A Song of Enchantment (Tit for Tat) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Mare, Walter de la |
| Autumn (Tit for Tat) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Mare, Walter de la |
| Silver (Tit for Tat) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Mare, Walter de la |
| Vigil (Tit for Tat) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Mare, Walter de la |
| Tit for Tat (Tit for Tat) | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Britten, Benjamin | Mare, Walter de la |
| I wonder as I wander | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Niles, John Jacob, arr. Britten, Benjamin | Niles, John Jacob |
| Greensleeves | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | English folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |
| The trees they grow so high | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Somerset folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |
| The Brisk Young Widow | Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | English folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |
| The Deaf Woman’s Courtship | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Appalachian folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |
| Soldier, won’t you marry me? – ENCORE | Gordon, Leah, soprano; Carmichael, Philip, baritone; Ubukata, Bruce, piano | Appalachian folksong, arr. Britten, Benjamin | anon. |