Joseph Middleton piano; Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha soprano; Patricia Nolz mezzo-soprano; James Newby baritone

Gustav Mahler and his followers penetrated fin-de-siècle Vienna’s veneer of conservatism and reactionary politics with works that captured the imperial Habsburg capital’s profound psychological tensions and contradictions. Join Joseph Middleton and three outstanding vocal talents on a journey deep into the turbulent emotional world inhabited by avant-garde composers as the pre-war society about them danced on a precipice.