Artists
- Ashley Richesbass-baritone
- Joseph Middletonpiano
- Date
- Mon 19 Feb 2018, 1.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Franz Schubert1797-1828
- Die Forelle D550
- Die Vögel D691
- Der Alpenjäger D588
- Gabriel Fauré1845-1924
- Le papillon et la fleur Op. 1 No. 1
- Camille Saint-Saëns1835-1921
- La coccinelle
- Jules Massenet1842-1912
- La mort de la cigale
- Maurice Ravel1875-1937
- Histoires naturelles
- Vernon Duke1903-1969
- Ogden Nash's Musical Zoo
Encore
- Aaron Copland1900-1990
- Old American Songs I:
- I Bought me a Cat
Overview
Animal life in all its glory takescentre stage in Ashley Riches’slunchtime programme. The Britishbass-baritone highlights thehumour of the natural world withOgden Nash’s Musical Zoo by VernonDuke, composer of scores forBroadway and the Ballets Russes.
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert