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Britten Plus

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The penultimate concert in the series featuring songs by Britten and composers he admired, given last month in the Wigmore Hall, London.
Britten and Schumann
Janice Watson (soprano) Sally Burgess (mezzo) Lynton Atkinson (tenor) Peter Coleman-Wright (baritone)
Julius Drake and Malcolm
Martineau (piano)
Britten Friday Afternoons (Book I)
Three duets: Mother comfort; Underneath the abject willow; Sleep, beauty bright (A Cradle Song)
If it's ever spring again; The Childlen and Sir Nameless
Two Quartets: Lone Dog; Fancie
Friday Afternoons (Book II) Schumann Spanische Liebeslieder
Final concert tomorrow 9.25pm Britten and Poulenc feature in tomorrow's BBC Lunchtime
Concert, 1.00pm

Contributors

Soprano:
Janice Watson
Soprano:
Sally Burgess
Tenor:
Lynton Atkinson
Baritone:
Julius Drake
Source: Radio Times

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