Lawrence Zazzo - Sacred and Profane
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Martin Handley presents American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo in Sacred and Profane, a typically adventurous programme of old and new music.
Live from Wigmore Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley
American countertenor Lawrence Zazzo with a typically adventurous programme of songs old and new.
Purcell/Britten: Lord, what is Man?
Purcell/Britten: We sing to Him
Purcell/Britten: Job's Curse
Purcell/Britten: Evening Hymn
Mussorgsky: The leaves rustled sadly
Mussorgsky: Tsar Saul
Mussorgsky: Softly the Spirit flew up to Heaven
Mussorgsky: The Seminarist
8.10 Interval: Fantasias for Viols by Henry Purcell, and Martin Handley in conversation with Lawrence Zazzo.
8.30
Poulenc: Chansons gaillardes
Iain Bell: These motley fools (world premiere)
William Bolcom: Cabaret Songs (excerpts)
Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor)
Simon Lepper (piano)
A typically adventurous and iconoclastic recital - entitled 'Sacred and Profane' - from American singer Lawrence Zazzo. In the company of pianist Simon Lepper he moves from the heart of countertenor repertoire and the music of Purcell (albeit refracted through the musical imagination of Benjamin Britten) into vocal realms not usually associated with his type of voice and the music of Mussorsky and Poulenc. Completing the programme, a pair of works by living composers - including the world premiere of Iain Bell's Shakespeare-themed new song cycle.
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Violin Sonata No 2 in A major, Op 12
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