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Purcell, Gurney, Britten and Schubert
Roderick Williams baritone; Iain Burnside piano
Date
Sat 08 Nov 2014, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Roderick Williamsbaritone
  • Iain Burnsidepiano

Programme

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • The Comical History of Don Quixote Z578
        :
      • Let the dreadful engines (realised by Benjamin Britten)
  • Ivor Gurney
    1890-1937
      • Desire in spring
      • On the downs
      • Reconciliation
      • Lights Out
        :
      • No. 4 Lights out

Interval

  • Franz Schubert
    1797-1828
      • Schwanengesang D957
        :
      • Liebesbotschaft
      • Kriegers Ahnung
      • Frühlingssehnsucht
      • Ständchen
      • Aufenthalt
      • In der Ferne
      • Abschied

Encore

  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • Incidental music for Oedipus, King of Thebes Z583
        :
      • Music for a while

Overview

Ancient wisdom makes no distinction between heart and mind, a view clearly shared by Roderick Williams in his approach to singing.

The warm-toned baritone’s profound connection to words and music can be heard in this programme of songs rooted in poetry of haunting eloquence, including Ivor Gurney’s sublime setting of ‘Lights Out’ by Edward Thomas, killed in action during the Battle of Arras in 1917.

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