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From the Northern Ireland Festival of Voice 2016, works by Poulenc, Schumann, Walton and Muriel Herbert, with performances by Aoife Miskelly (soprano) and Ilker Arcayurek (tenor).

John Toal presents the third in our series of Lunchtime Concerts from the Northern Ireland Opera Festival of Voice, recorded at St. Patrick's Church of Ireland in Glenarm, Co. Antrim. Irish soprano Aoife Miskelly is joined by pianist Will Vann to perform music by Poulenc, beginning with 'C' from 'Deux Po猫mes de Louis Aragon', followed by 'F锚tes galantes' then 'Non Monsieur mon mari', the first aria in Act I of 'Les Mamelles de Tir茅sias'. New Generation Artist, tenor, Ilker Arcay眉rek then performs Schumann's song-cycle 'Zw枚lf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner'. The recital finishes with music by William Walton and Muriel Herbert. Walton's setting of Three Poems by Edith Sitwell, the words taken from the poet's 'Fa莽ade' series. Two of the pieces will be heard here - 'Through Gilded Trellises' and 'Old Sir Faulk'. Following this, Muriel Herbert's Children's Songs - six short movements in total: Merry-go-round, The Gypsies, The Tadpole, Jack Spratt, Acorn and Willow and The Bunny.

Poulenc: C (from Deux Po猫mes de Louis Aragon)
Poulenc: F锚tes galantes
Poulenc: Non monsieur mon mari* (from Les Mamelles de Tir茅sias)
Aoife Miskelly (soprano), Aaron O'Hare* (baritone), Will Vann (piano)

Schumann: Zw枚lf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner, Op 35
Ilker Arcay眉rek (tenor), Simon Lepper (piano)

Walton: Through Gilded Trellises; Old Sir Faulk (from Three Edith Sitwell Poems)
Muriel Herbert: Children's Songs
Aoife Miskelly (soprano), Will Vann (piano).

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    C from Deux po猫mes de Louis Aragon

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly.
  • Francis Poulenc

    F锚tes galantes from Deux po猫mes de Louis Aragon

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Non Monsieur mon mari from Les Mamelles De Tiresias

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly. Singer: Aaron O'Hare.
  • Robert Schumann

    Zw枚lf Gedichte von Justinus Kerner

    Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Ilker Arcay眉rek.
  • William Walton

    Through gilded trellises from 3 Edith Sitwell Poems

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly.
  • William Walton

    Old Sir Faulk from 3 Edith Sitwell Poems

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly.
  • Muriel Herbert

    Children's Songs

    Performer: William Vann. Singer: Aoife Miskelly.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 Sep 2016 13:00
  • Thu 20 Apr 2017 13:00