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Temple Song 2017: Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake and the Piatti Quartet

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a concert from Middle Temple Hall, with Ian Bostridge, Julius Drake and the Piatti Quartet performing Purcell, Haydn and Benjamin Britten.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a concert from Middle Temple Hall, with star tenor Ian Bostridge, pianist Julius Drake and the Piatti Quartet. The programme features Britten's arrangements of works by Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and William Croft, and Britten's Holy Sonnets of John Donne. Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake are joined after the interval by the Piatti Quartet for a performance of Vaughan Williams's poignant song cycle On Wenlock Edge.

Purcell: Chacony in G minor for string quartet
Purcell: The Queen's Epicedium

William Croft: A Hymn On Divine Musick
Pelham Humfrey: Lord! I Have Sinned
Pelham Humfrey: Hymn to God the Father

Britten: The Holy Sonnets of John Donne

Interval

Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge for tenor, piano and string quartet.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 5 Dec 2017 19:30

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor

    Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.
  • Henry Purcell

    The Queen's Epicedium

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • William Croft

    A Hymn on Divine Musick

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Pelham Humfrey

    Lord! I Have Sinned

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Pelham Humfrey

    Hymn to God the Father

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Benjamin Britten

    The Holy Sonnets of John Donne

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis

    Orchestra: HallΓ©. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    On Wenlock Edge

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake. Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.
  • Traditional Scottish

    O Waly, Waly

    Performer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake. Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten.
  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F major

    Performer: Hélène Grimaud. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos: Grimaud, Zinman.
    • Erato.
    • 1.
  • Michael Torke

    Bright Blue Music

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • ARGO.

Broadcast

  • Tue 5 Dec 2017 19:30

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