Music championed by, or written in memory of, Richard Hickox
Britten’s tribute to his teacher Frank Bridge, a new work by Colin Matthews (who worked as Britten’s assistant) and Mozart’s Requiem.
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Britten's Variations is one of many British pieces championed by the late Richard Hickox, two of whose distinguished vocal collaborators, Ian Bostridge and Roderick Williams, are featured in Colin Matthews's new work, which Hickox commissioned.
Mozart’s Requiem was left incomplete at the composer’s early death, its deathly tread and radiant hope adding to its symbolism as Mozart’s musical epitaph.
Presented by Martin Handley.
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Colin Matthews: No Man’s Land (world premiere)
Mozart (compl. Sussmayr): Requiem in D minor
Emma Bell (soprano)
Renata Pokupić (mezzo-soprano)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Henk Neven (bass)
Polyphony
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Layton (conductor)
(From Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Proms 2011, 21 August)
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Benjamin Britten
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Op.10
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton. -
Colin Matthews
No man's land
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton. -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor K.626
Singer: Emma Bell. Singer: Renata Pokupić. Singer: Ian Bostridge. Choir: Polyphony. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Singer: Henk Neven.
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- Sun 9 Aug 2020 21:00Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 3
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