BBC Wigmore Hall Broadcast Series: Iestyn Davies, countertenor; Elizabeth Kenny, lute
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Iestyn Davies, countertenor
Elizabeth Kenny, lute
Henry Purcell – "Strike the viol, touch the lute" from Come, ye sons of art, away, Z.323
Henry Purcell – "By beauteous softness mixed with majesty" from Now Does the Glorious Day Appear (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday), Z.332
Henry Purcell – Lord, what is man? (A Divine Hymn), Z192
Henry Purcell, arr. Elizabeth Kenny – Rigadoon
Henry Purcell, arr. Elizabeth Kenny – Sefauchi's Farewell, Z.656
Henry Purcell – Lilbulero, Z646
John Dowland – Behold a wonder here
Thomas Campion – The sypres curten of the night is spread
Robert Johnson – Fantasia
John Dowland – Sorrow, stay, lend true repentant tears
John Dowland – The King of Denmark, his Galliard
Thomas Campion – I care not for these ladies
Anonymous – Mr. Confess' Coranto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Abendempfindung, K. 523
Franz Schubert – Heidenröslein, D. 257
Franz Schubert – Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343
Celebrated countertenor Iestyn Davies presents a programme with one of Europe’s leading lute players, Elizabeth Kenny. Together they explore repertoire from the 16th to 19th centuries, including some of Kenny’s own lute arrangements of works by Henry Purcell.
This concert forms part of the Wigmore Hall BBC Radio 3 Special Broadcast series. It will be available to listen to live on BBC Radio 3 and also to watch live on Wigmore Hall's website.
The livestream will take place at 1pm British Summer Time / 5am Pacific.
Watch the livestream here: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/wigmore-hall-live/live-stream
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