Britten Sinfonia - Tippett, Purcell, Finzi, Walton
Tenor Mark Padmore and the Britten Sinfonia perform British works including Finzi's Dies Natalis, Purcell songs realised by Tippett, and instrumental works by Tippett and Walton.
Presented by Martin Handley
The celebrated tenor and regular Britten Sinfonia collaborator Mark Padmore performs with the orchestra in a selection of English works for voice and strings.
The centrepiece of the concert is Gerald Finzi's Dies natalis. Modelled on Bach's cantatas it contains a spirit and sweetness that reflects the joy and wonder of a child's innocent perspective of the world. Padmore also sings Purcell songs as realised by Tippett, and we also hear Tippett's baroque-inspired Little Music for string orchestra. Walton's virtuosic and passionate Sonata for Strings provides a thrilling climax to this journey through English music.
Purcell: Overture and Rondeau from Abdelazar Suite
Tippett: Little Music
Finzi: Dies Natalis
John Woolrich: Another Staircase Overture
Purcell ed. Tippett: Music for a While
Purcell ed. Tippett: If Music be the Food of Love
Purcell ed. Tippett: Sweeter than Roses
Walton: Sonata for Strings
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Britten Sinfonia
Jacqueline Shave (leader/director).
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- Fri 11 Feb 2011 19:00成人快手 Radio 3