OAE - Handel, Boyce
Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the OAE with soprano Mary Bevan and tenor James Gilchrist. Handel: Solomon (excerpts). Handel: Let God Arise. Boyce: Solomon.
Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is joined by Mary Bevan (soprano) and James Gilchrist (tenor) in William Boyce's serenata 'Solomon', plus works by Handel.
Handel: Overture and Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from 'Solomon'
Handel: Chandos Anthem 'Let God Arise'
7.35pm: Interval
7.55pm
Boyce: Solomon
Mary Bevan (soprano)
James Gilchrist (tenor)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Choir of the Enlightenment
director Steven Devine
Boyce is less famous today than his contemporary Handel, but his serenata 'Solomon' was as popular as Handel's Messiah in its time. Its lyrics however were considered too racy for later, more conservative tastes, so it lay virtually unperformed after 1800. Modern audiences are likely to be more open-minded.
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Handel's Solomon
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Handel's Solomon
Music Played
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Carl Friedrich Abel
Trio Sonata No 1 in G Major, Op 3
Orchestra: London Baroque. -
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William Boyce
Trio Sonata No 5 in D major, Op 1
Orchestra: London Baroque.
Broadcast
- Thu 12 Jun 2014 19:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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