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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Iestyn Davies, Julius Drake

Music: Classical

Iestyn Davies, Julius Drake

11/07/2011

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Iestyn Davies (countertenor) and Julius Drake (piano) perform Macrae, Poulenc and Faure.

Countertenor Iestyn Davies and pianist Julius Drake perform a wide range of music from Wigmore Hall in London, including new works by Stuart MacRae and Joseph Phibbs.

The countertenor Iestyn Davies has won a reputation for performances on both the opera and concert platforms. In this programme he will surprise many in tackling repertoire rarely heard from a countertenor and includes two new works from Stuart MacRae and Joseph Phibbs.

Presented by Fiona Talkington

Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Julius Drake (piano)

STUART MACRAE: The Lif of this World 
POULENC: Le Bestiaire 
BLÁAR KINDSDOTTIR: Haiku
FAURÉ: Clair de Lune
JOSEPH PHIBBS: The Moon's Funeral
DOWLAND: In darkness let me dwell
MAHLER: Um Mitternacht
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Orpheus With His Lute; The Watermill
FAURÉ: Prison
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Sky Above the Roof 
BETTY ROE: To God
DUNHILL : The Cloths of Heaven 
RUBBRA : Psalm 150.

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