A Musical Zoo / Riches, Middleton

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Riches, Middleton
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 05, 2021
    • UPC
      095115218426
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20184
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Die Forelle, Op. 32, D. 550d

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    2. Die Vogel, Op. 172, No. 6, D. 691

      Composer: Franz Schubert

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    3. 3 Gesänge, Op. 31: No. 1. Die Löwenbraut

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    4. Gedichte von J.W. v. Goethe: No. 11. Der Rattenfänger (version for voice and piano)

      Composer: Hugo Wolf

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    5. 4 Lieder, Op. 46: No. 4. An die Nachtigall

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    6. Die Drossel, TrV 49

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    7. Le papillon et la fleur, Op. 1, No. 1

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    8. No. 1. Le paon (The Peacock)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    9. No. 2. Le grillon (The Cricket)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    10. No. 3. Le cygne (The Swan)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    11. No. 4. Le martin-pêcheur (The Kingfisher)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    12. No. 5. Le pintade (The Guinea-Fowl)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    13. Pesnya Mefistofelya v pogrebke Auerbakha (Mephistopheles's Song in Auerbach's Cellar), "Song of the Flea"

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    14. 4 Verses of Captain Lebyadkin, Op. 146: No. 2. The Cockroach

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    15. The Three Ravens

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    16. King David

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    17. Hermit Songs, Op. 29: No. 8. The Monk and his Cat

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    18. No. 1. The Jelly Fish

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    19. No. 2. The Fly

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    20. No. 3. Our Dog

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    21. No. 4. The Ant

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    22. No. 5. The Pig

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    23. No. 6. The Duck

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    24. No. 7. The Termite

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    25. No. 8. The Calf

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    26. No. 9. The Turkey

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    27. No. 10. The Sea Gull

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    28. No. 11. The Rooster

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    29. No. 12. The Germ

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    30. No. 13. The Centipede

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    31. No. 14. The Firefly

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    32. No. 15. The Sparrow

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    33. No. 16. The Cow

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    34. No. 17. The Kitten

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    35. No. 18. The Mouse

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    36. No. 19. The Pigeon

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    37. No. 20. The Frog

      Composer: Vernon Duke

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton

    38. Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements: No. 3. The Crocodile

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Ashley Riches, Joseph Middleton


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). We 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.’