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Dowland, Anon, Britten, Stephen Goss and Purcell
Carolyn Sampson; Matthew Wadsworth
Date
Mon 06 Mar 2017, 1.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
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Artists

  • Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
  • Matthew Wadsworthlute

Programme

  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • Shall I strive with words to move
      • Now, O now I needs must part
      • Come again, sweet love doth now invite
      • A Dream
  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Vol. 6 England
        :
      • Master Kilby
      • I will give my love an apple
      • The Soldier and the Sailor
  • Stephen Goss
    b. 1964
      • The Miller's Tale
        :
      • The Miller's Tale for solo theorbo(world première)
  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • The Sicilian Usurper (The History of King Richard the Second) Z581
        :
      • Retir'd from any Mortal's sight Z581
      • O solitude, my sweetest choice Z406
      • When first Amintas sued for a kiss Z430

Encore

  • Anon
      • I will give my love an apple

Overview

Carolyn Sampson and Matthew Wadsworth appearto share a sixth sense, connecting one to the otherin performance to reach the deepest recesses ofimagination and spiritual insight. Their lunchtimeprogramme is fuelled by the vitality of English song,with its close relationship to folk art and poetry, andby the creative genius of Dowland, Purcell and Britten.

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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