Proms Chamber Music 3: Britten Up-Close

29 Jul 2013, Cadogan Hall

13:00 Mon 29 Jul 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Proms Chamber Music 3: Britten Up-Close

13:00 Mon 29 Jul 2013 Cadogan Hall

Pianist Imogen Cooper, soprano Ruby Hughes, tenor James Gilchrist and guitarist Christoph Denoth mark Britten鈥檚 centenary in a sequence of song-cycles and miniatures, from Night Piece (Notturno) to A Charm of Lullabies, My beloved is mine and Abraham and Isaac.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - Canticle I 'My beloved is mine'(8 mins)
  - A Charm of Lullabies(13 mins)
  - Night Piece (Notturno)(5 mins)
  - Songs from the Chinese(10 mins)
  - Canticle II 'Abraham and Isaac'(16 mins)
- - Trad.
  - Master Kilby (arr. Britten)(2 mins)

Performers

James Gilchrist
tenor
tenor
Imogen Cooper
piano
piano
Ruby Hughes
soprano
soprano
guitar
guitar

Composers

About this event

A sequence of bittersweet works by Benjamin Britten for the third Proms Chamber Music concert. Pianist Imogen Cooper revisits music she first played as a student, Night Piece (Notturno), and accompanies Ruby Hughes and James Gilchrist in Britten鈥檚 unnerving story of absolute faith, Abraham and Isaac.

The sublimated eroticism of My beloved is mine, the gentle curves of A Charm of Lullabies, the brittle elegance of Songs from the Chinese (with guitarist Christoph Denoth) and the tart miniature Master Kilby give an intimate portrait of the composer.

There will be no interval

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