Pianist Malcolm Martineau and Friends (3/4)
Recorded live at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and fellow scot, pianist Malcolm Martineau, perform Britten, Griffes and Margaret Bonds.
Scottish pianist Malcolm Martineau OBE is one of the leading accompanists of his generation. In this series he’s joined by award-winning vocalists to perform French, German, British and American song. Award-winning Scottish tenor Nicky Spence joins Malcolm to perform Britten’s Winter Words, a collection of miniatures about trees, a journeying boy, trains and a creaking old table. American songs follow by Charles Griffes (a pupil of Engelbert Humperdinck) and Margaret Bonds, setting poetry by her lifelong friend Langston Hughes. Recorded at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Stephen Broad presents.
Britten: Winter Words Op.52
Griffes: 3 songs of Fiona Macleod Op.11
Traditional arr. Britten: Ca’ the Yowes
Traditional arr. Britten: O’can ye sew cushions?
Margaret Bonds: Songs of the Season
Nicky Spence, tenor
Malcolm Martineau, piano
Stephen Broad - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer
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Music Played
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Benjamin Britten
Winter Words, Op.52
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Author: Thomas Hardy. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
3 Songs of Fiona Macleod, Op.11
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Author: William Sharp. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Trad.
Ca' the Yowes
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Author: Robert Burns. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Trad.
O'can ye sew cushions?
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Benjamin Britten
Bedtime (Who are these Children, Op 84)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Benjamin Britten
Supper (Who are these Children, Op 84)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Benjamin Britten
The larky lad (Who are these Children, Op 84)
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Margaret Bonds
Songs of the Season
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Author: Langston Hughes. Singer: Nicky Spence. -
Anon
Wee cooper o' Fife
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Nicky Spence.
Broadcast
- Thu 10 Nov 2022 13:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3