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PCM8 - Aronowitz Ensemble

From Cadogan Hall. Suzy Klein presents the Aronowitz Ensemble in Faure's La bonne chanson (with soprano Elizabeth Watts) and Richard Strauss's sextet from his opera Capriccio.

From Cadogan Hall, London. Presented by Suzy Klein.

Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Aronowitz Ensemble are joined by soprano Elizabeth Watts for a performance of Gabriel Faure's song cycle La bonne chanson, a setting of poems by Paul Verlaine.

The Ensemble also perform Richard Strauss's string sextet from his last opera, Capriccio, and give the world premiere of a 大象传媒 commission - a new string sextet written specially for the Aronowitz Ensemble by Welsh composer Huw Watkins, with a title inspired by a phrase from the Philip Larkin poem Sad Steps.

Elizabeth Watts (soprano)
Aronowitz Ensemble

Strauss: Capriccio - Sextet
Faure: La bonne chanson
Huw Watkins: Sad Steps (大象传媒 commission: world premiere).

1 hour

Broadcasts

  • Mon 8 Sep 2008 13:00
  • Sat 13 Sep 2008 14:00

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