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Iestyn Davies 40th Birthday Concert
Iestyn Davies countertenor; The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock director, harpsichord
Date
Mon 16 Sep 2019, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Iestyn Daviescountertenor
  • The English Concert
    • Trevor Pinnockdirector, harpsichord

    Programme

    • George Frideric Handel
      1685-1759
        • Concerto Grosso in G Op. 6 No. 1 HWV319
        • Agrippina HWV6
          :
        • Lusinghiera mia speranza
        • Coronato il crin d'alloro
        • Otton, qual portentoso fulmine ... Voi che udite il mio lamento
        • Concerto Grosso in G Op. 6 No. 6 HWV324
        • Il Pastor Fido HWV 8c
          :
        • Passacaglia

    Interval

    • George Frideric Handel
      1685-1759
        • L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato HWV55
          :
        • Sometimes let gorgeous tragedy
        • Hide me from day's garish eye
        • May at last my weary age
        • Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No. 5 HWV323

    Encore

    • George Frideric Handel
      1685-1759
        • Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (Eternal source of light divine) HWV74
          :
        • Eternal source of light divine

    Overview

    With his long-term colleagues TheEnglish Concert, Iestyn celebrateshis birthday surveying concertosby Handel. Davies includes ariasfrom L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed ilModerato, commonly interspersedwith the concerti, and fromHandel’s sole Venetian opera.

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