Performance on 3 - Mon, 03 Nov 2008

Tom Service introduces a concert given at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, with tenor Mark Padmore joining the Britten Sinfonia for a programme of music exploring the theme of night. He directs a dramatic, unconducted interpretation of Britten's Nocturne.

The concert also features BBC New Generation Artist Maxim Rysanov taking the lead in works by Britten and Woolrich.

Mark Padmore (tenor)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Britten Sinfonia
Jacqueline Shave (director)

Stravinsky: Fanfare for a New Theatre
Harrison Birtwistle: Prologue
Britten: Lachrymae
Handel: Thus when the sun; Total eclipse (Samson)
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Britten: Nocturne

Followed by the first of this week's Schumann Focus:

Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 94 (Rhenish)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Heinz Holliger (conductor)

Recorded at the 2007 Lucerne Festival.

Followed by this week's Schumann Focus:

Schumann: Symphony No 3 in E flat, Op 94(Rhenish)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Heinz Holliger (conductor)
Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2007.

Schumann: 5 Poems of Queen Mary Stuart, Op.135
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)
Joseph Breinl (piano)
Recorded for New Generation Artists in 2006.

Schumann: Four Pieces, Op.32
Andreas Staier (piano)
Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901989
tr.9-12

Bach: Capriccio in B flat, BWV.992
Andreas Staier (harpsichord)
Harmonia Mundi
HMC 901960
tr.27-32

Broadcast on:

BBC Radio 3, 7:00pm Monday 3rd November 2008

Duration:

135 minutes

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Categories:

• Music,
• Classical