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Ruby Hughes and Friends (3/3)

Soprano Ruby Hughes and friends perform at Bangor Abbey: a unique place of worship founded by St Comgall in 558AD on the southern shore of Belfast Lough.

John Toal introduces this series, celebrating the talents of the distinguished soprano Ruby Hughes 鈥 one of the UK鈥檚 most passionate programmers, curators and collaborators. She's joined by Jonas Nordberg (lute), Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) and Huw Watkins (piano), in the setting of Bangor Abbey: a unique place of worship founded by St Comgall in 558AD on the southern shore of Belfast Lough.

Today's programme features works by Ravel, Schubert, Purcell and Berg.

Ravel:
Menuet sur le nom d鈥橦aydn
脕 la mani猫re de Borodine
脕 la mani猫re de Chabrier
Huw Watkins Piano

Schubert:
Hirt auf dem Felsen D.965
Ruby Hughes soprano / Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin / Huw Watkins Piano

Purcell:
Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Shades
Oh Solitude
Music For A While, from Oedipus
Ruby Hughes soprano / Jonas Nordberg lute

Berg:
Seven Early Songs
Ruby Hughes soprano / Huw Watkins Piano

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, M.58

    Performer: Huw Watkins.
  • Maurice Ravel

    脕 la mani猫re de Borodine, M.63, No.1

    Performer: Huw Watkins.
  • Maurice Ravel

    脕 la mani猫re de Chabrier, M.63, No. 2

    Performer: Huw Watkins.
  • Franz Schubert

    Der Hirt Auf Dem Felsen D.965

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Performer: Huw Watkins. Music Arranger: Peter Jones. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Henry Purcell

    Amidst The Shades And Cool Refreshing Streams Z.355

    Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Henry Purcell

    Oh Solitude, Z.406

    Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Henry Purcell

    Music For A While (from Incidental Music for "Oedipus, Z.583")

    Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Alban Berg

    7 Early Songs

    Performer: Huw Watkins. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Erbarme dich

    Performer: Tamsin Waley-Cohen. Performer: Huw Watkins.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Mar 2024 13:00