´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers in Good Friday music
Repertoire for Good Friday by Victoria, Jonathan Weeks, Schutz, Leighton and Drayton with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Also Our Classical Century: Britten's War Requiem - Agnus Dei.
James Weeks conducts the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers in a programme featuring his own work for choir and narrator, Orlando Tenebrae, as part of repertoire linked to Good Friday. At the heart of the programme are Lenten-related works that make no reference to Christian or religious specifics in their texts. The Orlando Tenebrae takes these ancient texts into a modern, secular frame of reference, where the theme becomes oppression, suffering and hope. The programme continues with two pieces inspired by Good Friday, with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers performing first Kenneth Leighton's Crucifixus Pro Nobis and then, Paul Drayton's The Passion of Christ as told by Mark the Evangelist.
Also today, Our Classical Century, as we continue to explore repertoire that was crucial in the development of our contemporary music. Today, it's Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, from which we hear the Agnus Dei in the celebrated version featuring tenor Peter Pears and the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by the composer. Presented by Hannah French.
2.00pm
Tomás Luis de Victoria: Three Tenebrae Responsories
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Aestimatus sum
O vos omnes
James Weeks: Orlando Tenebrae (with narrator)
Heinrich Schütz:
Quid commisisti, o puer SWV56
Die mit Tränen saen, SWV378
Die mit Tränen saen, SWV42
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
James Weeks, conductor [& chamber organ in last Schutz piece (SWV42)]
Kenneth Leighton: Crucifixus Pro Nobis
Christopher Bowen - tenor solo
Richard Pearce – organ
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Paul Spicer – conductor
Paul Drayton: The Passion of Christ as told by Mark the Evangelist
Jesus: Andrew Rupp - baritone
High Priest & Pilate: Jamie W. Hall - bass
Narrator: Olivia Robinson – soprano
Peter: Stephen Jeffes – tenor
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Marin Andre – conductor
4.10pm
Our Classical Century -
Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, Op. 66 - Agnus Dei
Peter Pears, tenor
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Benjamin Britten, conductor
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Music Played
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Aestimatus sum
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Tomás Luis de Victoria
O vos omnes
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
James Weeks
Orlando Tenebrae
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. Narrator: Andrea Hall. -
Heinrich Schütz
Die mit Tranen saen, SWV378
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Heinrich Schütz
Quid commisisti, o puer, SWV56
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Heinrich Schütz
Die mit Tranen saen, SWV42
Performer: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: James Weeks. -
Kenneth Leighton
Crucifixus Pro Nobis
Choir: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Paul Spicer. -
Paul Drayton
The Passion of Christ as told by St Mark the Evangelist [excerpts]
Performer: Richard Pearce. Choir: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Conductor: Martin André. -
Benjamin Britten
War Requiem, Op 66 (Agnus Dei)
Singer: Peter Pears. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.- Decca.
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Chiara Margarita Cozzolani
Maria Magdalene stabat
Ensemble: Musica Secreta.- Dialogues with Heaven.
- LINN.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Fri 19 Apr 2019 14:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3