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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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2 hours, 56 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 Oct 2025 13:00

Music Played

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 13:00