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Britten Plus

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The first in a series of concerts given in association with Radio 3 and the Britten Estate and containing the complete songs of Britten alongside vocal music by the composers he most admired.
1: Britten plus
Purcell Philip Langridge (tenor) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto)
Julius Drake (piano)
Purcell, real Britten Five Songs from Harmonia Sacra
Britten The Holy Sonnets of John Donne
Purcell, real Britten The Queen's Epicedium Britten A Charm of Lullabies
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac Given last Thursday in the Wigmore Hall, London.
Next programme Sunday 8 October 4.15pm

Contributors

Tenor:
Purcell Philip Langridge
Contralto:
Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Piano:
Julius Drake
Unknown:
John Donne
Unknown:
Epicedium Britten
Unknown:
Isaac Given
Source: Radio Times

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