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From the Schweetzingen Festival 2012: The Hilliard Ensemble in Gesualdo's Omnes amici mei. Plus a performance of Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 (Death and Maiden).

Louise Fryer presents highlights from this year's Schwetzingen Festival. Today's programme features the Hilliard Ensemble in music by Gesualdo, followed by an all-star performance of Schubert's mighty String Quartet in D minor, subtitled 'Death and the Maiden'.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsory (Omnes amici mei)
Hilliard Ensemble

Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D810 'Death and Maiden'
Julia Fischer (violin)
Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin)
Nils M枚nkemeyer (viola)
Benjamin Nyffenegger (cello).

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Carlo Gesualdo

    Tenebrae Responsory Omnes amici mei

  • Franz Schubert

    Quartet in D minor, D.810 'Death and the Maiden'

  • John Ireland

    The Holy boy

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Dec 2012 13:00