Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Notes from Scotland: Sean Shibe

Guitarist Sean Shibe in recital from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Guitarist Sean Shibe bookends his solo recital with music inspired by and written by the 16th-century composer, singer and lutenist John Dowland. In-between we hear the only works written for solo guitar by De Falla and Poulenc alongside a work that Bach noted on his original manuscript was written ‘pour la luth ò cembal’.
Recorded in January 2021 at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Dowland: Praeludium, Forlorn Hope Fancy, Fantasia
Bach: Prelude, fugue & allegro BWV 998
Manuel de Falla: Homenaje 'Pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy'
Poulenc: Sarabande for solo guitar
Britten: Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70

Sean Shibe - guitar

Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Laura Metcalfe

Photo credit: Kaupo Kikkas

57 minutes

Music Played

  • John Dowland

    Praeludium

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • John Dowland

    Forlorn Hope Fancy

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • John Dowland

    Fantasia

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude, fugue & allegro BWV 998

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Homenaje 'Pour le tombeau de Claude Debussy'

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Sarabande

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Nocturnal after John Dowland

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
  • David Fennessy

    Rosewood (3rd mvt.)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Jun 2021 13:00