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Spitalfields Festival
Live from Christ Church, London, part of the Spitalfields Festival celebration of the centenary of Michael Tippett. Presented by Christopher Cook.
Mark Wilde (tenor), Steven Bell (horn), Maxim Rysanov (viola), Kristina Blaumane (cello), Britten Sinfonia, conductor Paul Watkins Tippett Little Music for strings
Part Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten Artem Vassiliev Duo Concertante (first performance, Spitalfields Festival commission)
8.15 Twenty Minutes: The Tournament
An excerpt from John Clarke 's novel imagines a top tennis event played not by sports people but by artists and intellectuals, such as James Joyce and George Orwell. Read by Jon Glover. Abridged and produced by Duncan Minshull.
8.35 Purcell, arr Britten Chacony
Tippett Lament from Sellinger's Round
Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Tippett.
Presented By:
Christopher Cook.
Tenor:
Steven Bell
Horn:
Maxim Rysanov
Viola:
Kristina Blaumane
Conductor:
Paul Watkins
Unknown:
Benjamin Britten
Unknown:
Artem Vassiliev
Unknown:
John Clarke
Unknown:
James Joyce
Unknown:
George Orwell.
Read By:
Jon Glover.
Produced By:
Duncan Minshull.
Unknown:
Britten Chacony
Unknown:
Britten Serenade
Source: Radio Times

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