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Bruckner and His World

A broadcast from St Paul's, Knightsbridge, of music for Passiontide. Plus music by Bruckner and composers closely associated with him.

Today's Afternoon on 3 begins with a live broadcast from St Paul's, Knightsbridge, of music for Passiontide performed by the 成人快手 Singers, conducted by Peter Phillips.

Each of the three traditional Tenebrae services is represented with music from a different master of Renaissance polyphony. These darkly meditative Lamentations are heard alongside Antonio Lotti's well-known setting of the Crucifixus text.

Introduced by Christopher Cook

Padilla: Lamentations for Maundy Thursday

Gesualdo: from Tenebrae Responsories for Good Friday
Tamquam ad latronem existis
Tenebrae facta sunt
Animam mean dilectam

Lotti: Crucifixus a 10
Crucifixus a 8

Palestrina: Lamentations for Holy Saturday

成人快手 Singers
Peter Phillips (conductor)

Louise Fryer then continues her focus on the music of Anton Bruckner and composers closely associated with him, including a performance of a work by his pupil Franz Schmidt.

c. 3pm
Franz Schmidt: Symphony no. 4 in C Major
成人快手 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Konig (conductor).

2 hours

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Apr 2011 14:00