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.

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

Programme
Schubert Die Götter Griechenlands, D677
Schubert Octet : I. Adagio – Allegro
Schubert Wanderers Nachtlied, Op.96 No.3, D768
Schubert Octet: II. Adagio
Schubert Nähe des Geliebten, Op.5 No.2, D162
Schubert Octet: III. Allegro vivace
Schubert Octet: IV. Andante con variazioni
Schubert Geheimes Op.14 No.2, D719
Schubert Ganymede, Op.19 No.3 D544
Schubert Octet: V. Menuetto
Schubert Erster Verlust, Op.5 No.4, D226
Schubert Octet: VI. Andante molto - Allegro
Schubert Du bist die Ruh, Op.59 No.3, D776