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03/11/2008

Tom Service presents a concert featuring tenor Mark Padmore and the Britten Sinfonia in Britten and Handel. They are joined by viola player Maxim Rysanov for a piece by Woolrich.

Tom Service introduces a concert given at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, with tenor Mark Padmore joining the Britten Sinfonia for a programme of music exploring the theme of night. He directs a dramatic, unconducted interpretation of Britten's Nocturne.

The concert also features 大象传媒 New Generation Artist Maxim Rysanov taking the lead in works by Britten and Woolrich.

Mark Padmore (tenor)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Britten Sinfonia
Jacqueline Shave (director)

Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Harrison Birtwistle: Prologue
Britten: Lachrymae
Handel: Thus when the sun; Total eclipse (Samson)
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Britten: Nocturne

Followed by the first of this week's Schumann Focus:

Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 94 (Rhenish)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

Recorded at the 2007 Lucerne Festival.

Followed by this week's Schumann Focus:

Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 94(Rhenish)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2007.

Schumann: 5 Poems of Queen Mary Stuart, Op.135
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Breinl (piano)
Recorded for New Generation Artists in 2006.

Schumann: Four Pieces, Op.32
Andreas Staier (piano)
Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901989
tr.9-12

Bach: Capriccio in B flat, BWV.992
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901960
tr.27-32

2 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 3 Nov 2008 19:00

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  • Mon 3 Nov 2008 19:00