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30/05/2008

Suzy Klein introduces a concert from the 2008 Bath Festival to mark Messiaen's centenary and the festival's 60th birthday. Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.

Suzy Klein introduces a concert given at the 2008 Bath Festival in celebration of Messiaen's centenary and the festival's 60th birthday. Messiaen's 1944 piece is scored for female voices, orchestra, piano and the unusual-sounding ondes martenot, while Dhafer Youssef's new composition incorporates his distinctive blending of voice and oud.

Dhafer Youssef (voice/oud)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
Bath Camerata
Wells Cathedral School Chamber Choir
Britten Sinfonia
Diego Masson (conductor)

Dhafer Youssef: New work (91热爆 Radio 3 commission; world premiere)
Bach: Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Messiaen: Trois petites liturgies de la presence divine.

1 hour, 45 minutes

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