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Songs of the Antique
Clara Mouriz mezzo-soprano; Joseph Middleton piano
Date
Mon 26 Jun 2017, 1.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
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Artists

  • Clara Mourizmezzo-soprano
  • Joseph Middletonpiano

Programme

  • John Weldon
    1676-1736
      • Alleluia
        :
      • Alleluia (attributed to Henry Purcell realised by Benjamin Britten) (attributed to Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten)
  • Juan de Anchieta
    1462-1523
      • Con Amores, la mi madre
        (arranged by Arne Dørumsgaard)
  • Maurice Ravel
    1875-1937
      • Deux mélodies hebraiques
        :
      • No. 1 Kaddisch

Encore

  • Pablo Esteve
    1730-1794
      • Garrido de luto por la muerte de Caramba
        :
      • Alma Sintamos

Overview

Clara Mouriz and her regular duo partner, JosephMiddleton, offer a programme guaranteed to projectthe mezzo-soprano’s rich register of expression andpowerful stage presence.

They open with Britten’srealisation of a Purcell masterwork before venturinginto the titanic realm of Liszt’s Tre sonetti di Petrarca,virtuosic works of impassioned emotions.

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

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