from the Royal
Festival Hall, London.
City of Birmingham
Symphony Orchestra, conductor Simon Rattle
Faye Robinson (soprano) Britten
Sinfonia do Requiem Messiaen
PoemespourMi
8.20 Listen to Me
American writer Gertrude
Stein's avant-garde play of 1936, performed by Josette Simon , Penny Downie and Hilary Lyon , and directed by Michael Earley , wittily plays with words and how a play makes sense.
8.40 Berg Suite: Lulu Gershwin , arr
Tilson Thomas In Memoriam
Lily Pons ; Walking the Dog; A Cuban Overture