Beautiful world, where are you?

Andrew Staples, one of the most sought-after tenors of his generation, joins members of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, who bring their ‘astonishing collective virtuosity’ (Bachtrack) to bring fresh perspectives to the music of Franz Schubert.

22 November 2024


Schubert Octet, D803
Schubert
 Lieder

Andrew Staples, tenor
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Schubert's Octet, this masterpiece—rich with references to his own songs—will be interwoven with his settings of Goethe and Schiller, exploring themes of love, loss, and peace.

These Lieder will be heard as never before: with the piano parts arranged for the same period instruments of the Octet, illuminated anew by musicians renowned for ‘performances of radiant intensity and commitment...with an electric crackle of excitement tempered by virtuosic swagger’ (ArtsDesk).

Beautiful world, where are you? Return again,
sweet springtime of nature!
Alas, only in the magic land of song
does your fabled memory live on.

– Schiller, The Gods of Greece

“Staples’s voice has such tone and power, unlocking the hidden meaning in the words.”

Hackney Citizen


Dates & Booking

Fri 22 November 2024, 7.30pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields
London, UK
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Watch & Listen


Full Programme

Schubert Octet
I. Adagio – Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Andante con variazioni
V. Menuetto
VI. Andante molto - Allegro

interspered with 

Schubert Die Götter Griechenlands, D677
Schubert Wanderers Nachtlied, Op.96 No.3, D768
Schubert Nähe des Geliebten, Op.5 No.2, D162
Schubert Geheimes Op.14 No.2, D719
Schubert Ganymede, Op.19 No.3 D544
Schubert Erster Verlust, Op.5 No.4, D226
Schubert
 Du bist die Ruh, Op.59 No.3, D776