A concert given at the Queen Elizabeth Hall , London, in 1978, which juxtaposed Britten's last choralworkwithbaroque music played on authentic instruments.
JEAN KNIBBS (soprano) JOHN YORK SKINNER (counter-tenor)
PAUL ELLIOTT (tenor)
PAUL HILLIER (baritone) STEPHEN PRESTON (baroque flute)
MARTIN NEARY (organ) LESLIE PEARSON (harpsichord)
LOUIS HALSEY SINGERS LOUIS HALSEY BAROQUE ENSEMBLE, leader
CATHERINE MACKINTOSH conducted by LOUIS HALSEY Handel Coronation
Anthem: Let thy hand be strengthened
Britten Sacred and Profane: Eight medieval lyrics for unaccompanied voices
Bach Suite No 2. in B minor, for flute, strings and continuo
Handel Organ Concerto in B flat. Op 4 No 2
Purcell Ode for Queen Mary II's Birthday:
Love's goddess sure was blind