From Studio 1, Birmingham, introduced by Chris Wines.
Ian Bostridge (tenor), Stephen Bell
(horn), Britten Sinfonia , director Roger Vignoles (piano)
Purcell Chacony in G minor. Z730
Britten Canticle III: Still Falls the Rain
Elgar Serenade in E minor
THE THIRD AT 50
8.10 Readings from the Archive
An opportunity to hear archive recordings of three great 20th-century writers. 3: The Fly in the Ointment
In 1948, VS Pritchett narrated one of his best-known stories, a strange account of closure and family feuding at a small factory.
8.30 Richard Rodney Bennett
Reflections on a Theme of William
Walton
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings