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National Gallery Concert

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A special concert arranged by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in 1972 in aid of the Titian Appeal Fund. This was the first concert to be given in the National Gallery since the wartime concerts.
JAMES BOWMAN (counter-tenor) PETER PEARS (tenor)
JOHN SHIRLEY-QUIRK (baritone) BENJAMIN BRITTEN (piano)
Britten Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
Schubert Der Atlas; Der Wanderer; Litanei
Britten Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi
Schtitz Die Seele Christi heilige mich
Purcell, real Britten If love's a sweet passion; When Myra sings; Sweeter than roses; Dulcibella; When the cocks begin to crow (R)

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Arranged By:
Benjamin Britten
Arranged By:
Peter Pears
Baritone:
John Shirley-Quirk
Source: Radio Times

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