17/03/2012
Tom Service presents a concert given by Psappha. Anthony Payne: A Day in the Life of a Mayfly. Sally Beamish: The Sins (UK premiere). Maxwell Davies: Eight Songs for a Mad King.
Tom Service presents highlights of a concert from Psappha, with music including the UK Premiere of Sally Beamish's The Sins and Anthony Payne's A Day in the Life of a Mayfly. And in the latest instalment of the Hear and Now Fifty, writer and critic Paul Driver nominates Peter Maxwell Davies' Eight Songs For A Mad King, a piece that inspired him to compose as a schoolboy in Manchester; and composer/chansonnier HK Gruber describes the extreme experience of performing the part of the King.
Anthony Payne - A Day in the Life of a Mayfly
Sally Beamish - The Sins *
Peter Maxwell Davies - Eight Songs for a Mad King **
Jonathan Best, actor*
Kelvin Thomas, baritone**
Psappha.
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Anthony Payne
A Day in the Life of a Mayfly
Performer: Psappha
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Sally Beamish
The Sins
Performer: Jonathan BEST - Actor Performer: Psappha
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Peter Maxwell Davies
Eight Songs for a Mad King
Conductor: Peter MAXWELL DAVIES Performer: Julius EASTMAN - Baritone Performer: The FIRES OF LONDON
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Peter Maxwell Davies
Eight Songs for a Mad King
Performer: Kelvin THOMAS - Baritone Performer: Psappha
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