A series of music and arts features
A Purcell Recital
by Janet Baker
with George Malcolm
and members of The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
led by Raymond Keenlyside
Janet Baker introduces and sings her own personal selection from the works of England's greatest songwriter, revealing the composer's masterly setting of words, the richness of his invention, and his enormous variety of style. The programme includes rarely heard treasures as well as the famous Lament from Dido and Aeneas.