Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time
Piano music and song from Radio 3 New Generation Artists at the Ryedale Festival and Michael Tippett's affecting A Child of Our Time from Munich, introduced by Mark Forrest.
Mark Forrest introduces a selection of specially made recordings for the afternoon, including highlights from this summer's Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire featuring music-making from Radio 3 New Generation Artists Julius Asal and Santiago Sánchez. Plus music from Benjamin Britten and his British contemporaries. Today a performance of Michael Tippett's oratorio 'A Child of Our Time' from Munich alongside music by Ruth Gipps and Britten's own masterly Serenade.
Including:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Andrew Staples (tenor)
Christopher Parkes (horn)
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Harding (conductor)
From the Ryedale Festival:
Alfred Schnittke
Six Preludes Op. 6
Julius Asal (piano)
Ruth Gipps
Horn Concerto
Martin Owen (horn)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon Gamba (conductor)
From the Ryedale Festival:
Carlos Guastavino
La rosa y el sauce
Milonga de dos hermanos
Bonita rama de sauce
Santiago Sánchez (tenor)
Christopher Glynn (piano)
Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Elizabeth Llewellyn (soprano)
Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano)
Barry Banks (tenor)
Andrew Hamilton (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus
Munich Radio Orchestra
Patrick Hahn (conductor)
See also Radio 3 in Concert this week for more from Ryedale.
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Music Played
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Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, Op. 31
Performer: Chris Parkes. Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Andrew Staples. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Alfred Schnittke
Six Preludes, Op. 6
Performer: Julius Asal. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G minor, RV 577
Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Fabio Biondi. -
Gustav Mahler
Rückert Lieder - Um Mitternacht
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Catriona Morison. -
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester. Conductor: Duncan Ward. -
Ruth Gipps
Horn Concerto
Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Rumon Gamba. Performer: Martin Owen. -
Carlos Guastavino
3 Songs
Performer: Christopher Glynn. Singer: Santiago Sánchez. -
John Dowland
Forlorn Hope Fancy
Performer: Sean Shibe.- DELPHIAN.
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Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time, oratorio
Singer: Elizabeth Llewellyn. Singer: Natalie Lewis. Singer: Barry Banks. Singer: Andrew Hamilton. Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Conductor: Florian Helgath. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hahn.
Broadcast
- Thu 16 Oct 2025 13:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3