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Inspiring Journeys

Spotlight on the South West. Settings of Petrarch by Liszt and Tchaikovsky's sunniest sextet, Souvenir de Florence, performed at the 2019 Budleigh Music Festival.

Verity Sharp takes a final visit to the 2019 Budleigh Music Festival as part of this week's Spotlight on the South West. At the Temple Methodist Church, Martin James Bartlett revels in the storytelling and the expressive qualities of Liszt鈥檚 Petrarch Sonnets, while just up the road in St Peter's Church, 12 Ensemble immerse themselves in the beautiful melodies, textures and sonorities of one of Tchaikovsky's deservedly popular works, Souvenir de Florence.

Liszt: Petrarch's Sonnets 47, 104 and 123 (Ann茅es de p猫lerinage. Deuxi猫me ann茅e: Italie, S.161)
Martin James Bartlett, piano

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
Soloists of 12 Ensemble

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Sep 2019 13:00

Music Played

  • Franz Liszt

    Petrarch Sonnet No 47 (Annees de Pelerinage, S 161)

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • Franz Liszt

    Petrarch Sonnet No 104 (Annees de Pelerinage, S 161)

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • Franz Liszt

    Petrarch Sonnet No 123 (Annees de Pelerinage, S 161)

    Performer: Martin James Bartlett.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op 70

    Performer: Soloists Of The 12 Ensemble.

Broadcast

  • Fri 27 Sep 2019 13:00

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