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Radio 3 in Concert: The Tallis Scholars bridge the centuries

The Tallis Scholars bridge the centuries

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 in Concert, The Tallis Scholars bridge the centuries

The Tallis Scholars sing motets by the Tudor John Taverner and his namesake, John Tavener.

The Tallis Scholars bridge the centuries in a celebration of the sacred music of the Tudor master John Taverner and his popular 20th-century namesake, John Tavener.

Taverner and Tavener: The Tallis Scholars bridge the centuries in a programme which celebrates the sacred music of the Tudor master, John Taverner and his hugely popular twentieth century namesake, Sir John Tavener, who died ten years ago this year. 

Celebrating their fiftieth anniversary this year, the Tallis Scholars have performed over 2400 concerts worldwide, bringing Renaissance works to audiences in churches, cathedrals and venues on every continent on the planet except Antarctica. They have also championed the music of contemporary composers, among them Sir John Tavener. Tonight's programme includes two works written by him especially for the Tallis Scholars. The hushed mysticism of his music, which caught the mood of the late twentieth century, promises to be the perfect foil for the expansive polyphonic lines of his Renaissance counterpart, the undisputed master of his generation. 

Recorded last week at Cadogan Hall, London and introduced by Ian Skelly.

John Taverner (c1490 - 1545): Dum transisset Sabbatum I 
John Tavener (1944 - 2013): As one who has slept 
John Tavener: Funeral ikos (The Greek funeral sentences) 
John Taverner: In pace in idipsum for 4 voices
John Taverner: Dum transisset Sabbatum II 

c. 8.15pm
Interval Music: pianist Kit Armstrong plays William Byrd's The Bells and Steven Isserlis leads in his multi-cello arrangement of one of John Tavener's last works, his Preces and Responses.  

c. 8.30pm
John Tavener: Song for Athene 
John Tavener: The Lamb 
John Tavener: The Lord's prayer
John Taverner: Quemadmodum
John Taverner: Gaude plurimum for 5 voices

The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips (director)

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