Aldeburgh Festival - Britten's Phaedra
Live from the Aldeburgh Festival, the Britten Sinfonia is joined by mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston for Britten鈥檚 dramatic cantata Phaedra, plus music by Stravinsky and Woolrich.
In the second of its live concerts from this year鈥檚 Aldeburgh Festival, the Britten Sinfonia presents a programme inspired by the classics. Youthful Britten is marked by a radiant piece for piano and orchestra inspired by the image of Apollo and the same source provides the inspiration for one of Stravinsky鈥檚 most imaginative and finally honed ballet scores, Apollon musag猫te - Apollo, leader of the Muses. Also on the programme is one of John Woolrich鈥檚 best known pieces, Ulysses Awakes, a reworking of music by Monteverdi and mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston joining the orchestra for a performance of Britten鈥檚 cantata Phaedra. Presented by Martin Handley.
Benjamin Britten: Young Apollo, Op. 16
John Woolrich: Ulysses Awakes
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour (from Medea)
Joseph Haydn: Arianna a Naxos
Igor Stravinsky: Apollon musag猫te
Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93
Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano)
Iain Farrington (piano)
Wenhan Jiang (viola)
Britten Sinfonia
Zoe Beyers (violin/director)
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Benjamin Britten
Young Apollo Op.16
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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John Woolrich
Ulysses Awakes
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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Marc鈥怉ntoine Charpentier
Medee - Tragedie Mise En Musique H.491 ; Act 3 Sc.3; Quel Prix De Mon Amour
Performer: Helen Charlston. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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Joseph Haydn
Arianna A Naxos - Cantata (H.26b.2)
Performer: Helen Charlston. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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Mel Bonis
Omphale Op.86
Performer: Maria Stembolskaya. -
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Mel Bonis
Salom茅, Op. 100
Performer: Maria Stembolskaya. -
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Mel Bonis
Ophelie Op.165
Performer: Maria Stembolskaya. -
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Maurice Ravel
Alborada Del Gracioso
Performer: Colin Currie. Performer: Sam Walton. -
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Igor Stravinsky
Apollon Musagete - Ballet In 2 Scenes
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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Benjamin Britten
Phaedra - Cantata Op.93
Performer: Helen Charlston. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Zo毛 Beyers. -
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George Butterworth
English Idyll No 2
Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Kri拧s Russman.- BIS.
Broadcast
- Thu 18 Jun 2026 19:30麻豆社 Radio 3