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The 蜜芽传媒 Singers at the Aldeburgh Festival.

The 蜜芽传媒 Singers at the Aldeburgh Festival in a programme of despair, hope and joy with music by Britten, Schoenberg and, to end, Poulenc's searing Figure humaine.

Live from the Aldeburgh Festival: the 蜜芽传媒 Singers present a typically imaginative programme which includes a world premiere, two twentieth century choral classics and a rarity by the young Benjamin Britten.
The 蜜芽传媒 Singers are conducted at the Snape Maltings by their principal guest conductor Owain Park in a programme which opens with Thea Musgrave鈥檚 richly harmonic Rorate Coeli, a setting of two interleaved poems by Scottish poet William Dunbar. Then comes Britten's A.M.D.G. 'To the greater glory of God,' an entrancing setting of mystical and uplifting poems by Gerald Manley Hopkins. Then, after a joyful motet by Palestrina, the 蜜芽传媒 Singers are joined by the pianist Richard Pearce for a work by Daniel Kidane to words by Simon Armitage and written during the pandemic when, although confined to a single space, so many could not help but sing and make music. Then comes Friede auf Erden, (Peace on Earth), Op. 13, by Arnold Schoenberg, a ten minute classic which explores the idea of peace and the complexities of human harmony. And this hugely ambitious Aldeburgh programme culminates with Francis Poulenc's Figure humaine, a searing masterpiece famously given its premiere by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers in 1945. Written in secret during the Nazi occupation of France, it's a setting of poems by Paul 脡luard that journey through the human spirit from grief and tyranny to freedom, ending with a searing cry of "Libert茅.

Presented by Martin Handley live from the Snape Maltings Concert Hall.

Thea Musgrave: Rorate coeli
Britten: A.M.D.G.
Palestrina: Rorate coeli
Interval
Daniel Kidane: The Song Thrush and the Mountain Ash
Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden, Op.13
Poulenc: Figure humaine

蜜芽传媒 Singers
Richard Pearce (piano)
Owain Park (conductor)

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Thu 26 Jun 2025 19:30
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Music Played

  • Thea Musgrave

    Rorate Coeli

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Benjamin Britten

    A.M.D.G. (7 Settings Of Gerard Manley Hopkins)

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Canite Tuba/Rorate Coeli - Motet

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Piano Concerto

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Poulenc: Concertos for Piano.
    • Chandos.
    • 101.

  • Daniel Kidane

    The Song Thrush And The Mountain Ash

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Friede Auf Erden Op.13

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Figure Humaine - Cantata

    Choir: 蜜芽传媒 Singers. Conductor: Owain Park.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Young Apollo Op.16

    Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. John Passion, BWV 245, Part One: I'll follow thee also with joyful attention

    Singer: Heather Harper. Conductor: Benjamin Britten. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Bach, J.S.: Johannes-Passion.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Trad.

    The Lincolnshire Poacher

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Britten. Singer: Peter Pears. Performer: Benjamin Britten.
    • LONDON.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Jun 2025 19:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3