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Aldeburgh Festival 2013

In a concert from the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival, soprano Sophie Bevan joins the Britten Sinfonia under Ryan Wigglesworth to perform music by Britten, Tippett, Bartok and Judith Weir.

Britten Sinfonia and soprano Sophie Bevan are conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth at the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival.

They perform festival founder Benjamin Britten's setting of poems by Arthur Rimbaud, Les Illuminations, and Tippett's ever-popular Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli. Also featured is Bartok's thrilling Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste and the World Premiere of "I give you the end of a golden string" by Judith Weir.

Sophie Bevan (soprano)
Britten Sinfonia
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

Tippett: Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli
Judith Weir: I give you the end of a golden string (world premiere)
Britten: Les Illuminations
Britten orch. Colin Matthews: Three Songs for Les Illuminations
Bart贸k: Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Michael Tippett

    Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli

  • Benjamin Britten

    Les Illuminations

  • Benjamin (orchestrated by Colin Matthews) Britten

    Three Songs for Les Illuminations [Phrase, Aube & A une raison]

  • Judith Weir

    I give you the end of a golden string

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.

Broadcast

  • Sun 16 Jun 2013 14:00