Edward German (1862-1936)
Orpheus with his lute, d'après William Shakespeare

Ivy Mason Whipp (1920-)
Woo Her Gently

Eric Coates (1886-1957)
Betty and Johnny
Bird Songs at Eventide
I heard you singing
Tell me where is fancy bred, d'après William Shakespeare

Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Pleading, op. 48 n° 1

Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900)
The Lost Chord

Thomas Dunhill (1877-1946)
The Cloths of Heaven, extrait de "The Wind Among the Reeds"

Samuel Liddle (1867-1951)
How lovely are Thy dwellings

Michael Head (1900-1976)
The Little Road to Bethlehem

Amy Woodforde-Finden (1860-1919)
Extraits de "Indian Love"

Liza Lehmann (1862-1918)
Ah, moon of my delight, extrait de "Persian Garden"
Henry King, extrait de "Cautionary Tales"

Anonyme (mélodie traditionnelle irlandaise)
The Stuttering Lovers (arr. H. Hughes)

Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
A Soft Day, extrait de "A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster"

Muriel Herbert (1897-1984)
To Daffodils

Wilfrid Sanderson (1878-1935)
Until

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Orpheus with his lute, d'après William Shakespeare

Ben Johnson, ténor
James Baillieu, piano

Audience Prize-winner at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World (2013), accomplished young English tenor Ben Johnson lends his dulcet tones to a programme featuring a bouquet of ballads from the British Isles. This song form enjoyed extraordinary popularity in private homes throughout the Victorian, Edwardian and Modern eras, inspiring generations of talented composers – men and women – to marry words and music in a delightful variety of styles. Presenting the major singers of today and the stars of tomorrow, the Rosenblatt Recitals are London's only world-class season of opera recitals.