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BBC Proms: 2011: Proms Saturday Matinees

BBC Proms: 2011: Proms Saturday Matinees: Part 2: PSM 02 - Maxwell Davies, Aperghis, Birtwistle

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PSM 02 - Maxwell Davies, Aperghis, Birtwistle

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BBC Singers and London Sinfonietta in music by Maxwell Davies, Aperghis and Birtwistle.

David Atherton conducts the London Sinfonietta, BBC Singers and soloists. Maxwell Davies: Il rozzo martello. Georges Aperghis: Champ-Contrechamp. Birtwistle: Angel Fighter.

BBC PROMS SATURDAY MATINEES 2011

Live from the Cadogan Hall

Presented by Christopher Cook

A concert of contemporary musical encounters. The new piano concerto by Greek-born French composer Georges Aperghis takes its inspiration from the technique of filming dialogue with shot and reverse shot, while Harrison Birtwistle vividly retells the Biblical story of Jacob wrestling with the Angel. Meanwhile, Peter Maxwell Davies reflects on a sonnet by Michelangelo in a work specially composed for the BBC Singers.

David Atherton conducts the London Sinfonietta and BBC Singers with Nicolas Hodges, a pianist who excels in cutting-edge contemporary music. Andrew West and Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts take the challenging parts of Jacob and the Angel.

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies: Il rozzo martello
Georges Aperghis: Champ-Contrechamp (BBC Commission; World Premiere)
Sir Harrison Birtwistle: Angel Fighter (UK premiere)

Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor)
Andrew Watts (Counter tenor)
Nicolas Hodges (Piano)
BBC Singers
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton (conductor).

BBC Proms: 2011

Proms Saturday Matinees

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

All broadcasts from the 117th season of the BBC Proms.

Series of concerts broadcast from the Cadogan Hall, London

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