Countertenor Iestyn Davies and Jupiter Ensemble
Leading countertenor Iestyn Davies joins the groundbreaking early music collective Jupiter Ensemble to perform dramatic oratorio arias and elegant instrumental music of Handel.
Founded by lutenist/director Thomas Dunford, the Jupiter Ensemble brings together some leading French and English musicians to explore a wide range of repertoire. In this concert, the leading British countertenor Iestyn Davies joins the ground-breaking new early music collective to explore the rich seam of dramatic arias from Handel's oratorios and uncovers some unjustly forgotten gems.
Handel: Eternal source of light divine from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
Handel: The raptur鈥檇 soul from Theodora
Handel: Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay from The Choice of Hercules
Handel: Dances from Terpsicore
Handel: O sacred oracles of truth from Belshazzar
Handel: But hark ! The heavenly sphere turns round & Despair no more shall wound me from Semele
Handel: Sarabande from Suite No 4 in D minor, HWV 437
Handel: On the valleys, dark and cheerless from The Triumph of Time and Truth
Handel: Kind Heaven
Jupiter Ensemble
Thomas Dunford, director/lute
Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Presented by Jamie MacDougall
Produced by Lindsay Pell
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George Frideric Handel
Eternal source of light divine (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
The Raptur'd Soul (Theodora)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay (The choice of Hercules)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Dances from Terpsicore: Prelude, Chaconne
Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
O Sacred Oracles of Truth (Belshazzar)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Dances from Terpsicore: Sarabande, Gigue
Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
But hark! The heavenly sphere turns round (Semele)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Despair no more shall wound me (Semele)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Sarabande (Suite No 4 in D Minor, HWV 437)
Performer: Thomas Dunford. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. -
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George Frideric Handel
On the valleys, dark and cheerless (The Triumph of Time & Truth)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford. -
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George Frideric Handel
Kind Heaven (Theodora)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Jupiter Ensemble. Director: Thomas Dunford.
Broadcast
- Wed 9 Aug 2023 13:00成人快手 Radio 3