Die schöne Müllerin

Baritone Roderick Williams is one of the UK’s best-known singers, not least having sung to vast audiences at the Last Night of the Proms and the Coronation of King Charles III. His recitals are always a highlight of the Festival, and this year he draws our extended Schubert Weekend to a close with the Carducci String Quartet, whose performances have been described as having ‘supreme clarity, focus and precision’ (Gramophone) and combining ‘control with devil-may-care spontaneity’ (The Guardian). Together, they present Roderick’s recent arrangement of Schubert’s great song cycle Die schöne Müllerin. With its Classical textures and crystal-clear lines, this is a work beautifully suited to a string ensemble, and the arrangement casts a fresh light on a familiar masterpiece.