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HENRY WOOD PROMENADE CONCERT

on BBC Home Service Basic

Bach
St. John Passion
Peter Pears (tenor) Evangelist
Thomas Hemsley (baritone) Christ
Rae Woodland (soprano) Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
Duncan Robertson (tenor) Stafford Dean (bass)
The Ambrosian Singers
Continuo:
PHILIP LEDGER (harpsichord)
ALAN BROWN (chamber organ) ADAM SKEAPING
(viola da gamba)
KEITH HARVEY (cello)
English Chamber Orchestra Leader, Emanuel Hurwitz
Conducted by Benjamin Britten
From the Royal Albert Hall, London
Part 1
See facing page

Contributors

Baritone:
Thomas Hemsley
Contralto:
Alfreda Hodgson
Tenor:
Duncan Robertson
Bass:
Stafford Dean
Harpsichord:
Philip Ledger
Harpsichord:
Alan Brown
Viola:
Adam Skeaping
Cello:
Keith Harvey
Leader:
Emanuel Hurwitz
Conducted By:
Benjamin Britten

BBC Home Service Basic

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