Music championed by, or written in memory of, Richard Hickox
Britten鈥檚 tribute to his teacher Frank Bridge, a new work by Colin Matthews (who worked as Britten鈥檚 assistant) and Mozart鈥檚 Requiem.
In 2020, 91热爆 Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.
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鈥檚 Requiem was left incomplete at the composer鈥檚 early death, its deathly tread and radiant hope adding to its symbolism as Mozart鈥檚 musical epitaph.
Presented by Martin Handley.
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Colin Matthews: No Man鈥檚 Land (world premiere)
Mozart (compl. Sussmayr): Requiem in D minor
Emma Bell (soprano)
Renata Pokupi膰 (mezzo-soprano)
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Henk Neven (bass)
Polyphony
City of London Sinfonia
Stephen Layton (conductor)
(From 91热爆 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. -
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Colin Matthews
No man's land
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton. -
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Requiem in D minor K.626
Singer: Emma Bell. Singer: Renata Pokupi膰. Singer: Ian Bostridge. Choir: Polyphony. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Singer: Henk Neven.
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- Sun 9 Aug 2020 21:0091热爆 Radio 3
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