Britten 100
Choral director Paul Spicer introduces a personal journey through Britten's choral music. Plus a new work by four British composers based on the poetry of William Blake.
In the year of Benjamin Britten's centenary, choral director, Paul Spicer introduces a personal journey through Britten's choral music, including a new complete performance of his early work for children's voices and piano, "Friday Afternoons".
Paul also presents the world premiere performance of "Innocence and Experience", a setting of William Blake's poetry by Thea Musgrave, Anna Meredith, Charlotte Bray and Sally Beamish, recorded at the Aldeburgh Festival on 9th June.
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Benjamin Britten
Sacred and Profane: No.2: I mon waxe wod
Performers: Finzi Singers
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Benjamin Britten
Sacred and Profane: No.7: Ye that pasen by
Performers: Finzi Singers
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Benjamin Britten
Sacred and Profane No 8: A Death
Performers: Finzi Singers
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Benjamin Britten
A Hymn of St Columba
Performers: Choir of New College, Oxford Director: Edward Higginbottom
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Benjamin Britten
Antiphon
Performers: Choir of St John's College, Cambridge Director: Christopher Robinson
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Bray, Meredith and Musgrave Beamish
Songs of Innocence and Experience
Performers: New London Children's Choir Conductor: Ronald Corp
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Benjamin Britten
Te Deum in C
Performers: Finzi Singers Performer: Andrew Lumsden (Organ) Director: Paul Spicer
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Benjamin Britten
The World of the Spirit: Movts 4a-4b.
Performers: The Britten Singers Performer: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic Conductor: Richard Hickox
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Benjamin Britten
Friday Afternoons
Performers: New London Children's Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (Piano) Conductor: Ronald Corp
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Benjamin Britten
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam: Rosa Mystica
Performers: Finzi Singers Conductor: Paul Spicer
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Benjamin Britten
Flower Songs: Ballad of Green Broom
Performers: Polyphony Conductor: Stephen Layton
Broadcast
- Sun 23 Jun 2013 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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