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Dowland, Louis Andriessen, Martinů and more
Mahan Esfahani harpsichord, piano; Dame Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Mon 14 Jun 2021, 1.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
Availability

Important Information

This concert was live-streamed as part of the Wigmore Hall Summer Series. The video is no longer online but other concerts are available to watch in full here: Wigmore Hall Concert Video Library

Artists

  • Mahan Esfahaniharpsichord, piano
  • Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano

Programme

  • John Dowland
    1563-1626
      • Come, heavy sleep
        (arranged by Paul Max Edlin)
  • Henry Purcell
    1659-1695
      • O solitude, my sweetest choice Z406
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)
      • We sing to him whose wisdom form'd the ear Z199
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)
      • The Fairy Queen Z629
        :
      • One charming night (realised by Benjamin Britten)
      • I take no pleasure in the sun's bright beams Z388
        (realised by Benjamin Britten)

Overview

Mahan Esfahani performs on both harpsichord and piano today for a programme with mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly, which concludes with Sir Michael Tippett’s Songs for Ariel, three works written to accompany the Old Vic’s production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest in 1962.

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