Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Manchester Connections: Marcus Farnsworth and James Baillieu

Manchester Connections: Marcus Farnsworth and James Baillieu

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Linton Stephens presents Marcus Farnsworth and James Baillieu in songs by Gerald Finzi.

Ending this week's series, Manchester Connections, Linton Stephens presents baritone Marcus Farnsworth and pianist James Baillieu in songs by Vaughan Williams and Gerald Finzi.

Linton Stephens ends a  week of specially recorded concerts given by musicians with a Manchester connection. Today, baritone Marcus Farnsworth, who is a former student of Chetham's School of Music and currently Head of Vocal and Choral Studies there, performs songs by Vaughan Williams, Cecilia McDowall and Gerald Finzi, with James Baillieu playing piano.

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS 4 Poems by Fredegond Shove
CECILIA McDOWALL If I touched the Earth
GERALD FINZI Earth and Air and Rain

Marcus Farnsworth (baritone)
James Baillieu (piano)

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