PSM 02: Britten, Tippett, Holst and L Berkeley
Sarah Connolly and the Britten Sinfonia under Sian Edwards perform at Cadogan Hall in London. With music by Britten and his peers, Holst, Lennox Berkeley and Tippett.
Britten 100
Live from Cadogan Hall, London
Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill
Sarah Connolly, Britten Sinfonia and Sian Edwards live from Cadogan Hall, London. Featuring music by Britten and his peers, Holst, Lennox Berkeley and Tippett.
Britten: Prelude and Fugue
Holst: St Paul's Suite
Lennox Berkeley: Four Poems of St.Teresa of Avila
Tippett: Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli
Britten: Phaedra
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Britten Sinfonia
Sian Edwards (conductor)
Today's Proms Saturday Matinee features mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly in two great British works for voice and string orchestra - Britten's final vocal work Phaedra, and a rare chance to hear Lennox Berkeley's Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila. Plus the Britten Sinfonia perform some staples of the string repertoire - Holst's St Paul's Suite and Tippett's Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli.
An edited version of this Prom will be broadcast on Wednesday 7th August at 2pm.
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Clips
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Britten: Phaedra - Preview Clip
Duration: 01:15
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Lennox Berkeley: Four Poems of St.Teresa of Avila - Preview Clip
Duration: 01:05
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Holst: St Paul's Suite - Preview Clip
Duration: 01:20
Music Played
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Benjamin Britten
Prelude & Fugue
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Gustav Holst
St Paul's Suite
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Lennox Berkeley
Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila
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Michael Tippett
Fantasia concertante on a Theme of Corelli
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Benjamin Britten
Phaedra
Broadcast
- Sat 3 Aug 2013 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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