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Penny Gore presents music for the Theatre. Schubert: Rosamunde. Britten: The Ascent of F6. Foulds: Henry VIII Suite. Vaughan Williams: Job: A Masque for Dancing.

Penny Gore concludes this week's series of theatre music, including pieces with a religious theme: today, Vaughan Williams's 'masque for dancing', Job, and a special new 大象传媒 Philharmonic recording of Schubert's music for the play Rosamunde, complete with the original overture played at the first performance. Plus a rare chance to hear Benjamin Britten's incidental music to Auden and Isherwood's play, The Ascent of F6.

Schubert: Rosamunde
Mary Bevan (soprano),
Martha Jones (mezzo-soprano),
Anthony Gregory (tenor),
Henry Waddington (bass),
Manchester Chamber Choir,
大象传媒 Philharmonic,
Paul Daniel (conductor).

Britten: The Ascent of F6
Eleanor Meynell (soprano),
Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano),
Peter Wilman (tenor),
Simon Birchall (bass),
Actors - Alison Smart, Julia Batchelor, Andrew Murgatroyd, Stephen Charlesworth,
大象传媒 Singers,
Stephen Layton (conductor).

Foulds: Henry VIII Suite, Op 87
大象传媒 Concert Orchestra,
Ronald Corp (conductor).

Vaughan Williams: Job: a Masque for Dancing
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra,
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 17 Feb 2012 14:00

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Rosamunde - incidental music D.797 [incl. Zauberharfe Ov.]

    Conductor: Paul DANIEL Performer: Anthony GREGORY - Tenor Performer: Henry WADDINGTON - Bass Performer: Martha JONES - Mezzo-soprano Performer: Mary BEVAN - Soprano Performer: 大象传媒 Philharmonic Performer: Manchester Chamber Choir

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Ascent of F6 - incidental music to the play by Auden & Isherwood

  • John Foulds - Henry VIII Suite, Op 87

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Job - a masque for dancing

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Feb 2012 14:00