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Cheltenham Festival
Live from Gloucester Cathedral,
Colin Davis conducts a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion with an orchestra of players chosen by Steven Isserlis and led by Joshua Bell.
Susan Gritton (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Mark Padmore and James Gilchrist (tenors), David Wilson-Johnson and Stefan Loges (baritones), BBC Singers, Boys of Gloucester Cathedral Choir, conductor Colin Davis
Parti
8.20 Twenty Minutes: The Voice of the Archangel
By John Donne. A selection of passages from the eloquent and impassioned sermons of John Donne-from images of hellfire and brimstone to the awe and glory of God's heaven. Read by Ian McDiarmid.
8.40 Part 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Colin Davis
Unknown:
Steven Isserlis
Unknown:
Joshua Bell.
Soprano:
Susan Gritton
Soprano:
Sarah Connolly
Unknown:
Mark Padmore
Tenors:
James Gilchrist
Tenors:
David Wilson-Johnson
Tenors:
Stefan Loges
Conductor:
Colin Davis
Unknown:
John Donne.
Unknown:
John Donne-From
Read By:
Ian McDiarmid.
Source: Radio Times

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