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Purcell, Blow and Jenkins
The English Concert; Harry Bicket director, harpsichord; Iestyn Davies countertenor; Andreas Scholl countertenor
Date
Thu 19 Nov 2015, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • The English Concert
    • Harry Bicketdirector, harpsichord
    • Iestyn Daviescountertenor
    • Andreas Schollcountertenor

    Programme

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Love's goddess sure was blind Z331
          :
        • Many such days may she behold
        • Sweetness of Nature and true wit
        • Now Does the Glorious Day Appear (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday) Z332
          :
        • By beauteous softness mixed with majesty
    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Come, ye sons of art, away Z323
          :
        • Strike the viol, touch the lute
        • Sound the trumpet
    • John Blow
      1649-1708
        • No, Lesbia, no, you ask in vain (The Queen's Epicedium)
    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Incidental music for Oedipus, King of Thebes Z583
          :
        • Music for a while
        • O dive custos Auriacae domus (Ode on the death of Queen Mary) Z504

    Interval

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Sound the trumpet, beat the drum Z335
          :
        • Symphony
        • Let Caesar and Urania live
        • Chaconne
        • King Arthur Z628
          :
        • What power art thou
        • Fairest Isle
        • The Fairy Queen Z629
          :
        • Let the fifes, and the clarions
        • Sonata in G minor Z780
        • Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn on a Ground) Z193

    Encore

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Come, ye sons of art, away Z323
          :
        • Sound the trumpet

    Overview

    Rousing airs, laments, theatre tunes and bold songsof welcome and farewell provide exceptional materialfor Iestyn Davies and Andreas Scholl to explore.

    The two great countertenors, consummate expertsin the interpretation of the works of Purcell and hiscontemporaries, share the stage with The EnglishConcert in a programme guaranteed to move thespirit and stir strong passions.

    Supported by the Season Patrons who have made a major contribution to the 2015/16 Wigmore Series

    Henry Purcell: A Retrospective is made possible thanks to all our contributors to the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund, whose purpose is to help fund important artistic projects.

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