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Carnegie Hall Presents

Benjamin Appl, Baritone
James Baillieu, Piano

Nocturne
Saturday, May 20, 2023 7:30 PM Weill Recital Hall
Benjamin Appl by David Ruano, James Baillieu by Kaupo Kikkas
Baritone Benjamin Appl, “the most promising of today’s up-and-coming song recitalists” (Financial Times), makes his Carnegie Hall recital debut. In this exquisite program, the “unbearably moving” (The New York Times) singer showcases his ability to illuminate incredible depths in centuries of art song. Having made his American recital debut in 2019, Appl now performs in the intimacy of Weill Recital Hall as his career continues its rapid climb toward the stars.

Performers

Benjamin Appl, Baritone
James Baillieu, Piano

Program

SCHUBERT "Nachtstück," D. 672

SCHUBERT "Auf dem Wasser zu singen", D. 774

TCHAIKOVSKY "In the Midst of the Ball", Op. 38, No. 3

R. STRAUSS "Ständchen", Op. 17, No. 2

HAHN "L’heure exquise" from Chansons grises

SOMERVELL "White in the Moon the Long Road Lies" from A Shropshire Lad

SCHUBERT "Der Wanderer an den Mond", D. 870

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS "The Infinite Shining Heavens" from Songs of Travel

R. SCHUMANN "Mein schöner Stern!", Op. 101, No. 4

R. SCHUMANN "Belsatzar", Op. 57

R. SCHUMANN "Zwielicht" from Liederkreis, Op. 39, No. 10

SCHUBERT "Erlkönig," D. 328

WILLIAM BOLCOM "Song of Black Max" from Cabaret Songs

QUILTER "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", Op. 3, No. 2

GURNEY "Sleep" from Five Elizabethan Songs

BRAHMS "Wie rafft ich mich auf in der Nacht", Op. 32, No. 1

SCHOENBERG "Warum bist du aufgewacht" (Nachtblumen)

WOLF "An die Geliebte"

GRIEG "Ein Traum", Op. 48, No. 6

SCHUBERT "Der blinde Knabe", D. 833

R. SCHUMANN "Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß", Op. 98a, No. 4

WEBER "Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt"

WEBER "Wiegala"

JAMES MACMILLAN "The Children"

R. STRAUSS "Morgen!," Op. 27, No. 4

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

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Benjamin Appl

Baritone Benjamin Appl is celebrated for a voice that “belongs to the last of the old great masters of song” with “an almost infinite range of colors” ...

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James Baillieu

Described by The Daily Telegraph as “in a class of his own,” James Baillieu is one of the leading song and chamber music pianists of his generation. He has given solo and ...

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