A concert celebrating the creative work of Benjamin Britten , given in the library of his home, the Red House, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, by musicians who have particular associations with Britten and Aideburgh. Featuring tributes to Purcell, settings of foreign texts, and Britten's first and last works for string quartet. Presented by Petroc Trelawny . Mark Padmore (tenor), Malcolm Martineau (piano), Brodsky Quartet
Purcell, ed Britten Chacony in G minor Britten String Quartet in F (1928); Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo, Op 22
Purcell, arr Britten A Morning Hymn; Music for a While; Evening Hymn
Britten Six Hdlderlin Fragments, Op 61; String Quartet No 3, Op 94