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PCM 8: Songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn and Quilter

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor) and Joseph Middleton (piano) perform songs by Purcell, Mendelssohn and Quilter, including settings of Shakespeare.

Live at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms: soprano Carolyn Sampson and countertenor Iestyn Davies perform songs by Purcell (arr. Britten), Mendelssohn and Quilter, including settings of Shakespeare.

Live from Cadogan Hall, London.
Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

Purcell (arr. Britten): Sound the trumpet; Lost is my quiet; Music for a while; If music be the food of love; No, resistance is but vain; Celemene, pray tell me
Mendelssohn: Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich; Scheidend; Neue Liebe; Sonntagsmorgen; Das Ährenfeld; Lied aus 'Ruy Blas'
Quilter: It was a lover and his lass; Music, when soft voices die; Drink to me only with thine eyes; Love's philosophy; Love calls through the summer night

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Joseph Middleton (piano)

Two cherished British singers round off 2016's Proms Chamber Music series with a joint recital at Cadogan Hall, celebrating English song with an extended stopover in Germany for songs and duets by Felix Mendelssohn.

Either side, Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies and Joseph Middleton present Benjamin Britten's touching 'realisations' of songs by the composer's theatrical predecessor Henry Purcell, and works by the doyen of English song, Roger Quilter.

58 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Sep 2016 13:00

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Sound the Trumpet from Come ye Sons of Art

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Henry Purcell

    Lost is my quiet

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Henry Purcell

    Music for a while

    Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Henry Purcell

    If music be the food of love (3rd version)

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Henry Purcell

    No, resistance is but vain (from The Maid's last prayer)

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Henry Purcell

    Celemene, pray tell me (from Oroonoko)

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergosse sich

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scheidend Op.9 no.6

    Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Neue Liebe Op.19 no.4

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Three Duets, Op.77

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Roger Quilter

    It was a lover and his lass Op.23 no.5

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Roger Quilter

    Music when soft voices die Op.25 no 5

    Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • arr. Roger Quilter attrib. Mellish

    Drink to me only with thine eyes

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Roger Quilter

    Love's Philosophy Op.3 no.1

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Roger Quilter

    Love calls through the summer night

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
  • Anon arr Quilter

    Weep ye no more

    Performer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Joseph Middleton.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Sep 2016 13:00
  • Sun 11 Sep 2016 13:00

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