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Britten, Finzi, Moeran and Vaughan Williams
Marcus Farnsworth baritone; James Cheung piano
Programme & Song Text
Date
Fri 23 Jul 2021, 1.00pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
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Artists

  • Marcus Farnsworthbaritone
  • James Cheungpiano

Programme

  • Benjamin Britten
    1913-1976
      • Vol. 4 Moore's Irish Melodies
        :
      • How sweet the Answer
      • At the mid hour of night
      • The last rose of summer

Overview

This lunchtime concert, Baritone Marcus Farnsworth presents English folksong by some of Britain’s best-loved 20th-century composers including a collection Ernest Moeran gathered during his time in East Anglia. Also included in this programme is Gerald Finzi’s settings of Shakespeare texts which premiered on 12 October 1942, the 70th birthday of Ralph Vaughan Williams, and the cycle is dedicated to him.

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