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Dowland and Britten
Allan Clayton tenor; Timothy Ridout viola; Sean Shibe guitar; James Baillieu piano
Date
Sat 04 Jan 2020, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Allan Claytontenor
  • Timothy Ridoutviola
  • Sean Shibeguitar
  • James Baillieupiano

Programme

  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • Preludium
      • Come again, sweet love doth now invite
      • Away with these self-loving lads
      • Sleep, wayward thoughts
      • Come, heavy sleep
  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Gloriana Op. 53
        :
      • The Second Lute Song of the Earl of Essex
      • Songs from the Chinese Op. 58
      • Lachrymae: Reflections on a Song of John Dowland Op. 48

Interval

  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Nocturnal after John Dowland Op. 70
      • This Way to the Tomb
        :
      • Evening
      • Morning
      • Night
      • Winter Words Op. 52

Encore

  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Tom Bowling and Other Song Arrangements
        :
      • I wonder as I wander

Overview

The relationship between Britten and a much earlier English song composer is highlighted in a programme that contains two instrumental works specifically based on Dowland originals.

The Britten Series is made possible with support from the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund

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