Artists
- Bejun Mehtacountertenor
- La Nuova Musica
- David Batesdirector
Archived Event
Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay
Bejun Mehta countertenor; La Nuova Musica; David Bates director
- Date
- Mon 30 Nov 2015, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Cantata: Siete rose rugiadose HWV162:
- Siete rose rugiadose
- Cantata: Mi palpita il cor HWV132c
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- King Arthur Z628:
- A Symphony, A Song and Chaccone
- Alessandro Scarlatti1660-1725
- Cantata: Perchè tacete, regolati concenti?
Interval
- Johann Christoph Bach1642-1703
- Ach, dass ich Wassers gnug hätte (Lamento)
- Antonio Vivaldi1678-1741
- Pianti, sospiri e demandar mercede RV676
- Heinrich Biber1644-1704
- Mensa Sonora Suite III in A minor
- Melchior Hoffmannc.1679-1715
- Schlage doch, gewünschte Stunde
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- The Choice of Hercules HWV69:
- Yet can I hear that dulcet lay
Encore
- Henry Purcell1659-1695
- Why, why are all the muses mute? (Welcome song for King James II) Z343:
- No. 3 Britain, thou now art great, art great indeed!
Overview
Under the inspirational leadership of David Bates,La Nuova Musica has risen rapidly to prominencein the early music world.
The ensemble is joined bythe American countertenor Bejun Mehta, criticallyacclaimed for his ‘heartbreakingly beautiful’ toneand ‘overwhelming’ expression, qualities sure tocomplement the musical demands set by thisprogramme of Baroque cantatas and arias.